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New 2-percent tax has support of local delegation
Pre-filed bill includes
funds for city,
county recreation
By Zack Plair
zplair@cdispatch.com
A pre-filed bill in the Missis-
sippi Legislature to revive the
2-percent restaurant tax in Co-
lumbus includes a little some-
thing for everybody — and sig-
nificantly less funding for one
entity, in particular.
Still, the plan is headed to
this year’s legislative session
with the apparent full support
of the local delegation, a marked
change from a dispute between
local lawmakers in 2018 that
Kirkland’s
closing at
Leigh Mall
Third store in two
months to announce
departure from mall
By ISABELLE ALTMAN
ialtman@cdispatch.com
Leigh Mall is losing another store.
Kirkland’s, a retailer selling
home-decor items and gifts, has plans
to close its doors on Jan. 28, accord-
ing to store manager Michelle Gray.
Leigh Mall property manager Gail
Culpepper confirmed the store’s clos-
ing, though she said she didn’t know
the reason. Gray said there were sev-
eral reasons but did not offer specif-
ics.
Culpepper said Kirkland’s has
been at Leigh Mall since February
2008.
Representatives of Kirkland’s
corporate offices did not return calls
from The Dispatch by press time.
Kirkland’s also operates stores in
Tupelo and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Kirkland’s is the third store to
announce its closing since Novem-
ber, following The Cookie Store and
Payless ShoeSource. The three are
added to a growing list of retailers
departing the mall, including Radio
Shack, J.C. Penney, Sears and Reed’s
Jewelry, all of which closed within the
last two years.
In September, Leigh Mall was in-
cluded in a group of properties put
up for public auction after its owner,
Security National Properties, de-
faulted on a $34.7 million dollar loan.
Since then, the mall has come under
management by Chicago-based real
estate management company Jones
Lang LaSalle Americas (JLL), one of
the secured creditors for the loan in
the sale notice. The auction is sched-
uled for Tuesday.
An attorney with JLL speaking on
background said that while Security
National Properties is still part of the
auction, the mall’s owner, manage-
ment company and tenants should
not change as a result of Tuesday’s
auction.
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Further, the bill directly des-
ignates $400,000 for the city
City asks for additional 1-percent tax to
and $300,000 for the county
from the tax each year for each fund infrastructure, operate amphitheater
to use for “tourism, special By Zack Pl air Brown Amphi-
events, recreation and enter- zplair@cdispatch.com theater, as well
tainment,” as well as $250,000
as for street
for the Golden Triangle Devel- If Columbus officials have work and other
opment LINK for economic de- their way, the city’s restau- infrastructure.
Chism Smith
velopment services. rant sales tax will jump to The new
caused the more than 30-year- The rest of the collected tax 3 percent over the next 10 levy would be
old county-wide restaurant sales funds will flow to the Colum- years. in addition to
bus-Lowndes Convention and City councilmen on Smith
tax to expire in June. a 2-percent
Rep. Gary Chism (R-Lown- Visitors Bureau to use to pro- Wednesday unanimously ap- restaurant sales tax bill
des County) filed the new bill in mote tourism. That still is ex- proved a resolution asking also going before the Leg-
December that, if passed, would pected to be the lion’s share of for an additional 1-percent islature, which is meant to
create a 2-percent sales tax on the tax, which collected about levy on the sales tax on pre- provide funds for tourism,
food and beverages only at busi- $2 million in Fiscal Year 2017. pared food and beverages so recreation and economic
nesses within the Columbus city But previous versions of the that the funds could be used development in the city and
limits whose annual revenue for tax only divided the money be- for operations and main- county.
those items is at least $100,000. See Restaurant tax, 6A tenance at the Sen. Terry See Council, 6A
FIRST COLUMBUS BABY OF NEW YEAR
Courtesy photo
Aubri Cook was the first baby of 2019 born at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle in Columbus. Baptist nurse Charlsey
Ruffin presented Aubri’s parents, Amelia Macon and Bennett Cook, both of Columbus, with a basket of goodies at the hospital
Wednesday. Aubri was born at 7:35 a.m. on Wednesday. She weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and was 19 inches long.
Brigham won’t seek re-election as Lowndes supervisor
Rematch brewing in Dist 4 Oktibbeha “I’ve en-
joyed it for sev-
years and feels the board has
been committed to doing
race as county election qualifying begins en years,” he
said. “It’s been
what’s best for the county.
He’s particularly proud that
By Alex Holloway Qualifications will remain a good job, not the county built a new health
aholloway@cdispatch.com open until March 1 and pri- a hard job. It’s department building, the
maries are set for Aug. 6. been enjoyable E-911 emergency manage-
Nearly 30 candidates filed In Lowndes County, Su- most of the ment building and renovat-
paperwork to run for county Brigham
pervisor Bill Brigham said time, but I’ll be ed justice court with money
offices in Lowndes and Ok- he will not seek a third term 75 years old here soon. I just from its sale of the former
tibbeha counties on Wednes- on the board. Brigham, who kind of want to have my time county hospital.
day. is beginning his eighth year back. I think it’s time to turn Trip Hairston qualified to
Wednesday was the first on the board representing it over to someone else.” run as a Republican for Dis-
day to qualify for this year’s District 2, said he feels it is Brigham said he’s liked trict 2’s supervisor position
elections, which include all time to step away from that working with his fellow on Wednesday.
elected county positions. position. board members through the See Candidates, 3A
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with when she experienced her Super Jan. 7: Lown-
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Supervisors, 9
caust with cats and mice? from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Rosenzweig
a.m., County
3 The opening to ABC’s “Wide World Arts Center, 501 Main St., opening an
Courthouse
of Sports” promised viewers both “the exhibit of quilting by Karen Arzamendi
thrill of victory and... ” — what? Jan. 9: Colum-
in the main gallery. ArtReach program
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artwork will be displayed in Artist Alley.
memorating the beginning of the School District
For information, visit columbus-arts.
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Thursday
Say What?
Did you hear? “I think even people on the team didn’t expect
how different the offense would be, me included.”
China lands spacecraft on ‘dark’ MSU senior quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, talking
about the differences between the offense of
side of moon in world first former MSU coach Dan Mullen and MSU first-year
head coach Joe Moorhead this season. Story, 1B.

Landing highlights end, has lived on the moon

After shutdown talks go

for millennia.
China’s growing The landing highlights
China’s growing ambitions
ambitions to rival to rival the U.S., Russia and

the U.S., Russia

and Europe in
Europe in space, and more
broadly, to cement the na-
tion’s position as a regional
and global power.
nowhere, officials to try again
“The space dream is part ‘Nothing for the wall.
space
By KEN MORITSUGU
of the dream to make China
stronger,” President Xi Jin-
ping said in 2013, shortly
We can go through the Pelosi poised to become House
The Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s
burgeoning space pro-
after becoming China’s
leader.
In year-end wrap-ups,
back and forth. No.
How many more times
speaker, making history again
Chinese media and officials The Associated Press
gram achieved a first on
Thursday: a landing on the
hailed the Dec. 8 launch of can we say no?’
Chang’e 4 as one of the na- Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi knew this moment
so-called dark side of the would come, even if others had their doubts — or worked
tion’s major achievements
moon. By LISA MASCARO to stop her.
in 2018. The landing on
Three nations — the and CATHERINE LUCEY Pelosi is poised to be elected Thursday as House
Thursday was announced
United States, the former The Associated Press speaker, the only woman who has held the office and
to the public by state broad-
Soviet Union and more re- caster CCTV at the top of now one of few elected officials who will be returning to
cently China — have sent WA S H I N G T O N it. The last time a speaker regained the gavel was more
the noon news. — No one budged
spacecraft to the near side “On the whole, China’s than a half-century ago.
of the moon, which faces at President Donald The California Democrat has spent her political ca- Pelosi
space technology still lags Trump’s closed-door
Earth, but this landing is behind the West, but with reer being underestimated, only to prove the naysayers wrong. In this
the first-ever on the far side. meeting with con- case, it was by winning back the Democratic majority and amassing the
the landing on the far side gressional leaders,
The China National of the moon, we have raced votes for the speaker’s job.
Space Administration said so the partial gov- “None of us is indispensable,” Pelosi told The Associated Press on
to the front,” said Hou Xi- ernment shutdown
the 10:26 a.m. touchdown yun, a professor at Nanjing the campaign trail last fall, “but I do know that I’m very good at what I
of the Chang’e 4 craft has persisted over his de- Trump do.”
University’s school of as- mand for billions of dollars to build
“opened up a new chapter tronomy and space science. In accepting the gavel, Pelosi will give a nod to the new era of divided
in human lunar explora- a wall along the U.S. border with government with a pledge to “reach across the aisle in this chamber
He added that China has Mexico. They’ll all try again Friday.
tion.” Mars, Jupiter and asteroids and across the divisions in this great nation,” according to excerpts of
In public, Trump renewed his her prepared remarks Thursday.
A photo taken at 11:40 in its sights: “There’s no dire warnings of rapists and others “The floor of this House must be America’s Town Hall: where the
a.m. and sent back by doubt that our nation will at the border. But when pressed in people will see our debates and where their voices will be heard and
Chang’e 4 shows a small go farther and farther.” private Wednesday by Democrats affect our decisions,” she says.
crater and a barren surface In 2013, Chang’e 3, the asking why he wouldn’t end the
that appears to be illuminat- predecessor craft to the shutdown, he responded at one
ed by a light from the lunar current mission, made the pass legislation to re-open the gov- Trump on board. Senate Majority
point, “I would look foolish if I did
explorer. Its name comes first moon landing since the that.” A White House official, one ernment — without funds for the Leader Mitch McConnell called
from that of a Chinese god- former Soviet Union’s Luna of two people who described that border wall. it a “total nonstarter.” Trump said
dess who, according to leg- 24 in 1976. exchange only on condition of ano- “Nothing for the wall,” Pelosi ahead of his White House session
nymity, said the president had been said in an interview to air Thursday with the congressional leaders that
on NBC’s “Today” show. “We can the partial shutdown will last “as
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Brigham said he knows
Hairston from working
with him on the YMCA
Board of Directors and is
confident in him.
“I think we’ve got a
good man who’s commit-
ted to run,” he said.
Hairston is a medical
administrator at Nephrol-
ogy Asso-
ciates and
owns a con-
sulting firm,
Golden Tri-
angle Busi-
ness Ven-
tures LLC,
that primar- Hairston
ily helps
medical startups. He’s
formerly worked as a bud-
get analyst for the Missis-
sippi Legislature and said
his father served for eight
years as Lowndes County
administrator.
“Mr. Brigham isn’t
seeking re-election as an
incumbent, so I talked to
him about what that post
entails and all that,” Hair-
ston said. “I felt it was a
good thing for me to do as
far as being a public ser-
vant ... and I think I can
represent District 2 very
well.”
Hairston was the only
candidate to qualify for
the District 2 election as
of Wednesday afternoon.
All other incumbent
supervisors — District 1
Supervisor Harry Sand-
ers, District 3 Supervisor
John Holliman, District
4 Supervisor Jeff Smith
and District 5 Supervisor
Leroy Brooks — each
qualified on Wednesday.
None had an opponent as
of Wednesday afternoon.
In other races, Chris
Hemphill qualified to
seek another term as
Marriages and divorces
Lowndes County ■ Sedrick Fenster and Heath-
Marriages
■ Bobby Shields and Ashley
Hayden; Dec. 1
■ Willie Bryant and Angela
Danner; Dec. 5
■ Cleatus Mallory Jr. and
Linda Webber; Dec. 6
■ Tony Johnson and Wanda
White; Dec. 7
■ Christopher Richardson and
Clarice Rupert; Dec. 7
■ Tavarus Peterson and
Shunterica Barber; Dec. 7
■ Scott Montgomery and
Mary Gardner; Dec. 8
■ Robert Honnoll and Maken-
zie Conn; Dec. 8
■ Zephaniah Watson and
Daisy Nelson; Dec. 10
■ Nathan Fancher and Chris-
tin Shurum; Dec. 10
■ Jordan Kriley and Morgan
Landrum; Dec. 10
■ Jordan Gaude and Brooke
Lancaster; Dec. 15
■ Thomas Glenn and Lauren
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in Alabama spotted him climb-
ing out a window of a house un-
der renovation.
Jacob Conn, 25, remained
in jail Wednesday in Monroe
Noxubee, Oktibbeha,
Webster and Winston
counties, issued 302 total
traffic citations during
the holiday period. The
enforcement period ran
Monday through Tues-
day.
MHP also responded
to five wrecks during the
District 1 Justice Court
judge; Peggy Phillips
qualified to seek another
term as District 3 Justice
Court judge; Greg Mer-
chant qualified to seek
another term as coroner;
Teresa Barksdale quali-
fied to seek another term
as circuit clerk.
Rick Jones, the former
Lowndes County Adult
Detention Center admin-
istrator, qualified to seek
election as sheriff. Jones
confirmed his intention
to run to The Dispatch
in April 2018 after saying
that current Sheriff Mike
Arledge pressured him
into retiring from his posi-
tion at the jail in late 2017.
Arledge did not qualify to
run for re-election by the
end of the day Wednes-
day.
Cindy Egger Goode
qualified as a Republican
to seek election to the
chancery clerk’s office.
Oktibbeha County
In Oktibbeha County, a
possible rematch of 2015’s
District 4 supervisor elec-
tion is brewing.
Former District 4 Su-
pervisor Daniel Jackson
registered to run for of-
fice late Wednesday after-
noon.
Jackson served two
terms on the board, from
2008 to 2015, before los-
ing his seat to current Su-
pervisor Bricklee Miller.
Miller defeated Jackson
by 46 votes in 2015’s elec-
tion.
Jackson, who present-
ly teaches seventh-grade
science at Ackerman, told
The Dispatch he’s consid-
ered returning to public
office since the election.
Blalock; Dec. 15
er Barry; Dec. 15
■ David Swann and Justine
Gifford; Dec. 17
■ Jerome Humphries and
Saundra Tate; Dec. 18
■ Marcus West and Liza
Gauthier; Dec. 21
■ Charles Sappington and
Casey McGaugh; Dec. 22
■ Julian Kelhower and Shee-
na Smith; Dec. 27
■ Bennie Gilder and Toni
Bibb; Dec. 29
Divorces
■ Johnston Brooks Berry and
Tabitha Caitlin Berry; Dec. 4
■ Kaylie Nicole Gibson
Dulaney and Michael Brian
Dulaney Jr.; Dec. 3
■ Stacey Westley Otis and
Fredrick Otis; Dec. 13
■ Morgan Leigh Gavin Treval-
lion and Kollin Chamberlain
Trevallion; Dec. 12
@
County, Mississippi, his bond
set at $25,000 on charges in-
cluding felony fleeing from
law enforcement, assault on a
police officer and third-offense
drunken driving, Sheriff Cecil
Cantrell said.
Conn was wanted for ques-
tioning about a scrapyard fire
Monday morning in Lowndes
County. Monroe County depu-
period, with no fatalities
or injuries reported.
The traffic citations in-
cluded 148 for moving vi-
olations such as speeding
or careless driving, and
117 for non-moving viola-
tions such as driving with
no insurance or a sus-
pended drivers license.
“I just
decided
that I would
throw my
name back
in the race
again and
see how
things go, Jackson
and one way or another
it’ll work out,” Jackson
said.
Oktibbeha County fac-
es infrastructure needs,
Jackson said, and he said
he knows from his own
experience that money
can be tight and the coun-
ty can’t always rely on
getting funding from the
state.
“There’s always issues
with infrastructure,” he
said. “But as far as any
gripes or complaints, I
have no hard feelings to-
ward anybody, as far as
the reason I’m getting
back in the race. I enjoyed
my eight years and I’m
ready to go back to work
for the residents of Dis-
trict 4.”
Miller did not qualify to
run by the end of the day
Wednesday. Miller told
The Dispatch on Thurs-
day morning she plans to
make an announcement
“soon” as to whether
she’ll seek re-election.
In District 3, Golden
Triangle Planning and
Development District
Executive Director Rudy
Johnson qualified as a
Republican to run against
three-term incumbent
Marvell Howard.
Howard, a Democrat,
qualified to seek a fourth
term on Wednesday.
Johnson mounted an
unsuccessful run for the
sheriff’s office eight years
ago and ran for a justice
■ Asma M. Nagi and Waleed
A. Almadhrahi; Dec. 12
■ Sonya Annette Reeves and
Jamie Lee Reeves; Dec. 10
■ Kathleen Greene Staples
and Colby Ian Staples; Dec.
12
■ Constance Gabrielle Nolan
Hoskins and Mitch Hoskins
Jr.; Dec. 21
■ Gregory Scott Williams and
Donna Kay Williams; Dec. 21
■ Travis Sentell Brewer and
Jamisha Levonshaye Brewer;
Dec. 20
■ Kierra Roby and Derrick
Roby Sr.; Dec. 17
■ Cliff Thomas Hendley and
Mae Elizabeth Slay; Dec. 28
■ Carlie Hankey Mateer and
Charles Devon Mateer; Dec.
28
■ John P. Sparkman and
Rachel J. Henley Sparkman;
Dec. 28
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ties spotted him later that day
at a gas station in Hamilton
stolen out of their county,” and
held equipment and tools re-
but he drove off, hitting a pa-
trol car. Police shot out two of
ported stolen from businesses
in Lowndes County, Cantrell
his tires, but the chase lasted
about 30 miles before the truck
said.
The sheriff did not know
crashed in Alabama.
Cantrell said he’s sure whether Conn has an attor-
Lowndes deputies will be ney who could speak for him,
questioning Conn. “He was or what his blood-alcohol level
driving a stolen truck. It was was when he was arrested.
MHP also issued seven
driving under the influ-
ence charges, made two
additional drug arrests
and made two felony ar-
rests.
Officers issued a fur-
ther 21 citations for seat-
belt violations and five for
child restraint violations.
court judge
position in
the 1970s.
“I just
decided in
the last few
days wheth-
er I wanted
to do it or Johnson
not,” Johnson said. “What
I want to do is use my ex-
perience. I’ve been the
(GTPDD) director for 28
years and I want to use the
experience I have to try to
help Oktibbeha County
grow. I want people to be
held accountable.”
District 1 Supervisor
John Montgomery and
District 2 Supervisor Or-
lando Trainer also qual-
ified to seek re-election.
District 5 Supervisor Joe
Williams did not qualify
by the end of the day and
did not respond to calls
for comment by press
time.
In other races, Shank
Phelps is seeking re-elec-
tion as constable, James
Lindsey is seeking
re-election as constable;
Allen Morgan is seeking
re-election as tax asses-
sor; Sharon Livingston
is seeking re-election as
chancery clerk; William
Tony Boykin is seeking
re-election as justice
court judge; Steve Glad-
ney is seeking re-election
as sheriff; Curtis Randle
is seeking re-election as
constable; Kennedy Neal
is seeking re-election as
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SLIMANTICS
Unmonitored, a wall is just a minor inconvenience
I claim no ex-
pertise on govern-
ment shutdowns,
immigration policy
and enforcement or
political negotiat-
ing, but I do know
something about
walls.
I spent the first
half of 2007 behind
one.
OK. It wasn’t an Slim Smith
actual wall. It was a
fence. Actually it was two 30-
foot fences topped with razor
wire, but it served the same
purpose. Since midnight Dec.
23, our federal government
has been in a state of partial
shutdown over the issue of a
southern wall across the U.S./
Mexico border.
Since the shutdown started,
what form the wall would take
has been a subject of conjec-
ture. It could be a traditional
wall. It could more closely
resemble a fence. Republican
Sen. Lindsey Graham even
said the wall was
a metaphor for the
need for increased
border security.
The wall that I
spent six months
behind certainly
was no metaphor.
It was designed
for one specific
purpose: To keep
me inside it and,
to a lesser degree,
others stuff out.
The wall complex at Flor-
ence West Prison achieved the
first role, if not the second. For
a price, an inmate could get
pretty much anything he want-
ed — drugs and cellphones
being the most popular items.
So walls do work — sort of.
The Arizona Department of
Corrections, along with every
other place that has jails and
prisons, understands this.
It is not simply a matter of
erecting a wall and calling it a
day.
Throughout history, the
success of any wall has far less
to do with its features than who
was on top of it and what deter-
rents they had at their disposal.
Left unattended, a wall is
little more than a nuisance,
especially in remote, unpopu-
lated areas, of which there are
hundreds of miles across our
southern border. Given time
and the right circumstances,
motivated people can be quite
resourceful.
Prison officials, if not the
President, know this, of course.
That’s why every jail or prison
uses surveillance equipment
and manpower to monitor
activity around the wall. Over
time, the stuff needed to keep
folks on the proper side of a
wall costs more than the wall
itself.
Without those precautions,
building a wall is pretty much
an exercise in futility.
There has yet to be a wall
constructed that people haven’t
climbed over, under or around.
Ask France.
In the 1930s, the French
erected what was known as the
Maginot Line, a series of fortifi-
cations, obstacles and defense
intended to prevent a German
invasion.
What the French didn’t
commit was the manpower
necessary to make all those
fortifications, obstacles and
defenses effective. The Ger-
mans swept through, over
and around the Maginot Line
with almost comical ease and
France quickly fell.
Likewise, the walls cur-
rently cited as examples of
effectiveness — most notably
in Israel — have succeeded
largely because they were well-
manned and monitored.
To achieve that along our
Southern border would require
thousands of personnel and
hundreds of billions of dollars.
In fact, the actual wall would be
a very small expense compared
to the cost of the resources
needed to insure its function.
Of all the ideas floating
around to ensure the integrity
of our Southern Border, a wall
is the most expensive, least
efficient choice. Reasonable
people should understand this.
The logistics of creating an
impenetrable 2,000-mile long
wall/fence along the border is
America’s Maginot Line. It’s a
delusion.
We should know better.
There is certainly a better
way and most definitely a less
costly way.
It is also certain that shut-
ting down the government for
the sake of a wall is something
no one should believe is a suit-
able sacrifice.
I do favor a metaphorical
wall, though.
It’s cheaper and offers a far
better alternative — increasing
border funding for methods
that actually have been proven
to work.
Slim Smith is a columnist
and feature writer for The
Dispatch. His email address is
ssmith@cdispatch.com.

OTHER EDITORS

Book ban was

a bad policy
It was a misguided and prob-
ably unconstitutional policy, so
it’s wise that the Mississippi De-
partment of Corrections relaxed
its ban on sending free books
directly to inmates.
It would have been nice,
though, if MDOC had widely
communicated this change of
heart when it occurred apparent-
ly months ago.
But in MDOC’s typically
uncommunicative ways, it took
a recent court filing to get the
word out that it had conceded
the right of inmates throughout
the state’s prison system to have
books sent to them by publish-
ers, distributors and retailers,
regardless of who is paying for
them.
That policy change was
prompted by a lawsuit, filed in
April, by Big House Books after STATE OF THE WORLD
the Jackson-based nonprofit was

How the War Party lost the Middle East

stopped from sending anything
but religious books to inmates
at two of the state’s prisons —
South Mississippi Correctional
Facility and the Mississippi
State Penitentiary at Parchman.
MDOC never explained what
it had against secular reading
material or why only those two
prisons were affected by the
ban. But even if there was some
justification, whatever it was
would not have outweighed the
good that could come from get-
ting books that inmates desire
to read into their hands, whether
they can pay for the books or
whether they are donated to
them, as most of those provided
by Big House Books are.
Reading material such as
that sent by Big House Books —
works of fiction and nonfiction,
puzzle books, GED manuals
and religious texts — gives the
inmates something productive
to do with their time. It also
builds their literacy skills, which
is a big element in rehabilita-
tion, since a large percentage
of inmates never finished high
school.
It has been widely recognized
by elected officials on both sides
of the political aisle that Amer-
ica’s gang-infested corrections
system does too little correcting
and too much reinforcing of the
behavior that landed inmates be-
hind bars in the first place. Gov.
Phil Bryant recently announced
that he is going to push during
his last year in office for crimi-
nal justice reforms that include
improving what’s done inside
prison walls, so as to increase
the odds that inmates won’t
return once they have done their
time.
MDOC should welcome
not just Big House Books but
anyone else who is trying to help
achieve that goal.
Greenwood Commonwealth
“Assad must go, Obama the Iraqi Parliament, calling collapsed to a fraction of what it was. In
says.” this a “U.S. disregard for 2016, Obama said that not preparing for
So read the headline in other nations’ sovereignty” a post-Gadhafi Libya was probably the
The Washington Post, Aug. and a national insult, began “worst mistake” of his presidency.
18, 2011. debating whether to expel the The price of all these interventions for
The story quoted President 5,000 U.S. troops still in their the United States?
Barack Obama directly: country. Some 7,000 dead, 40,000 wounded and
“The future of Syria must George W. Bush launched trillions of dollars.
be determined by its people, Operation Iraq Freedom For the Arab and Muslim world, the
but President Bashar al-Assad to strip Saddam Hussein of cost has been far greater. Hundreds of
is standing in their way. ... the WMD he did not have and to thousands of dead in Afghanistan, Iraq,
time has come for President convert Iraq into a democracy Syria, Yemen, and Libya, civilian and
Assad to step aside.” Patrick Buchanan and Western bastion in the soldier alike, pogroms against Christians,
France’s Nicolas Sarkozy Arab and Islamic world. massacres, and millions uprooted and
and Britain’s David Camer- Fifteen years later, Iraqis driven from their homes.
on signed on to the Obama ultimatum: are debating our expulsion. How has all this invading, bombing
Assad must go! Muqtada al-Sadr, the cleric with Amer- and killing made the Middle East a better
Seven years and 500,000 dead Syrians ican blood on his hands from the fighting place or Americans more secure? One
later, it is Obama, Sarkozy and Cameron of a decade ago, is leading the charge to May 2018 poll of young people in the
who are gone. Assad still rules in Damas- have us booted out. He heads the party Middle East and North Africa found that
cus, and the 2,000 Americans in Syria with the largest number of members in more of them felt that Russia was a closer
are coming home. Soon, says President the parliament. partner than was the United States of
Donald Trump. Consider Yemen. For three years, the America.
But we cannot “leave now,” insists Sen. U.S. has supported with planes, preci- The fruits of American intervention?
Lindsey Graham, or “the Kurds are going sion-guided munitions, air-to-air refuel- We are told ISIS is not dead but alive
to get slaughtered.” ing and targeting information, a Saudi in the hearts of tens of thousands of
Question: Who plunged us into a war on Houthi rebels that degenerated Muslims, that if we leave Syria and Af-
Syrian civil war, and so managed our in- into one of the worst humanitarian disas- ghanistan, our enemies will take over and
tervention that were we to go home after ters of the 21st century. our friends will be massacred, and that
seven years our enemies will be victori- Belatedly, Congress is moving to if we stop helping Saudis and Emiratis
ous and our allies will “get slaughtered”? cut off U.S. support for this war. Crown kill Houthis in Yemen, Iran will notch a
Seventeen years ago, the U.S. invaded Prince Mohammed bin Salman, its archi- victory.
Afghanistan to oust the Taliban for grant- tect, has been condemned by Congress In his decision to leave Syria and with-
ing sanctuary to al-Qaida and Osama bin for complicity in the murder of journalist draw half of the 14,000 troops in Afghan-
Laden. Jamal Khashoggi in the consulate in istan, Trump enraged our foreign policy
U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad is to- Istanbul. And the U.S. is seeking a truce elites, though millions of Americans
day negotiating for peace talks with that in the fighting. cannot get out of there soon enough.
same Taliban. Yet, according to former Who got us into this war? And what In Monday’s editorial celebrating
CIA director Mike Morell, writing in The have years of killing Yemenis, in which major figures of foreign policy in the past
Washington Post today, the “remnants we have been collaborators, done to make half-century, The New York Times wrote,
of al-Qaeda work closely” with today’s Americans safer? “As these leaders pass from the scene,
Taliban. Consider Libya. In 2011, the U.S. it will be left to a new generation to find
It would appear that 17 years of attacked the forces of dictator Moammar a way forward from the wreckage Mr.
fighting in Afghanistan has left us with Gadhafi and helped to effect his ouster, Trump has already created.”
these alternatives: Stay there, and fight which led to his murder. Correction: Make that “the wreckage
a forever war to keep the Taliban out of Told of news reports of Gadhafi’s Mr. Trump inherited.”
Kabul, or withdraw and let the Taliban death, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Patrick J. Buchanan, a nationally
overrun the place. joked, “We came, we saw, he died.” syndicated columnist, was a senior advisor
Who got us into this debacle? The Libyan conflict has since pro- to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
After Trump flew into Iraq over Christ- duced tens of thousands of dead. The and Ronald Reagan. His website is http://
mas but failed to meet with its president, output of Libya’s crucial oil industry has buchanan.org/blog.
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 2A
James Oswalt his sons, Arlo Williams, College. He was a U.S. sister, Annie Sue Gore Ms. Knight was born brother, John Paul
COLUMBUS — Anthony Williams and Navy veteran and was Brown; and brothers, July 18, 1935, in Lamar Hollis of Columbus; and
James R. “Sonny” Michael Reese, all of formerly owner and op- Bud Gore, Clyde Gore, County, Alabama, to the one grandchild.
Oswalt, 80, died Jan. 2, Starkville; daughters, erator of Parham Truck- James Clifton Gore, late Forney and Annie Pallbearers will be
2019, at his residence. Medalynn Williams, ing. He was a member Gayron Garfield Gore, Grace Hollis. She was Zadus Turner, Mike
Arrangements are Rece Williams and Tina of Amory Church of Arthur Elbert Gore and formerly employed as a Freeman, Heath Butler,
incomplete and will be Larry, all of Starkville Christ. James Albert Gore. machinist with McCoy Ray Kilpatrick, Brandon
announced by Lowndes and Tracey Davis of He is survived by his She is survived by Manufacturing and was Cockerham and Mike
Funeral Home. Rowlett, Texas; sis- son, Barry Lynn Par- her husband, A. J. a member of First Free McDaniel.
ter, Hazel Williams of ham of Amory; daugh- Steverson of Columbus; Will Baptist Church.
Starkville; and host ter, Lee Ann Parham and sister, Velma Sue In addition to her par-
Ernesteene Bryant of grandchildren and Mordecai of Brandon; Wilkes. ents, she was preceded Carolyn McElroy
COLUMBUS — Er- great-grandchildren. in death by her sister, CALEDONIA — Car-
brother, Shirley Ray Pallbearers will be
nesteene Bryant, 96, Doris Ann Taylor; and olyn McElroy died Jan.
Parham of Southaven; Wes Steverson, Randy
died Jan. 2, 2019, at 3, 2019, at her resi-
Vineyard Court Nurs- Van Hunley Jr. sister, Barbara Loden of Edmonson, Jim Gore, brother, James Lewis
dence.
COLUMBUS — Van Amory; and four grand- John Gore, Steve Wil- Hollis.
ing Center. She is survived by Arrangements are
Lee Hunley Jr., 58, children. kes and Donnie Brown.
Arrangements are her son, Gene Knight of incomplete and will be
incomplete and will be died Jan. 1, 2019, at the Pallbearers will be
University of Missis- his family and friends. Amie Bennamon Flora, Indiana; sisters, announced by Memori-
announced by Lowndes Mary Bennett of Sulli- al Gunter Peel Funeral
Funeral Home. sippi Medical Center in Memorials may be DEKALB — Amie
Jackson. made to the Palmer Boyd Bennamon, 81, gent and Clara Grace Home and Crematory,
Arrangements are Home, P.O. Box 746, died Dec. 29, 2018, at Piel of Odessa, Texas; College Street location.
James Malone Sr. incomplete and will be Columbus, MS 39703 Rush Foundation Hospi-
COLUMBUS — announced by Memori- or to St. Jude Children’s You’ve always said you
tal in Meridian.
James Malone Sr., 67, al Gunter Peel Funeral Research Hospital, 262 Services will be at wanted to be buried in
died Dec. 28, 2018, in Home and Crematory, Danny Thomas Place, noon Saturday at Brown the dress you wore to your
Columbus. Second Avenue North Memphis, TN 38105. Ridge Baptist Church
Services location. granddaughter’s wedding.
will be in DeKalb with the
at noon Frances Steverson Rev. Bennie J. Hopkins Preplanning takes care of
Friday at Manfred Aasand Jr. COLUMBUS — officiating. Burial will all the decisions so your
family doesn’t have to.
Stephen STARKVILLE — Frances G. Steverson, follow at Rush Ceme-
Chapel Manfred N. Aasand Jr., 84, died Jan. 2, 2019, at tery. Visitation will be When Caring Counts...

M.B. 60, died Jan. 1, 2019, at Windsor Place Nursing from 5-7 p.m. Friday at 1131 N. Lehmberg Rd.
Church Malone Sr. his residence. and Rehab Center. New Haven Memorial FUNERAL HOME
Columbus, MS 39702
with the No services are avail- Services will be at 2 Funeral Home and one & CREMATORY (662) 328-1808
Rev. Joe L. Peoples able at this time. p.m. Friday at Memorial hour prior to services

Shirley Louise Kidder

officiating. Burial will He was preceded Gunter Peel Funeral at the church. New Ha-
follow at Memorial Gar- in death by his father, Home Chapel, Second ven Memorial Funeral
dens Cemetery. Visita- Manford Aasand Sr.; Avenue North location Home is in charge of
tion is from noon-6 p.m. and mother, Georgia with Jason Heady and arrangements. Shirley Louise Kidder came into this world on
Thursday at Century Aasand. Shawn Dickie officiat- March 25, 1954, in Broadhead, KY, and 64 years
Hairston Funeral Home. He is survived by his ing. Burial will follow at Billy Bailey later she left us on Dec. 29, 2018. She passed
Century Hairston Fu- sisters, Rosa Myers, Friendship Cemetery. COLUMBUS — Billy away on Saturday in the late afternoon, at North
neral Home is in charge Cynthia Mills, Mary Visitation will be one Bailey, 85, died Jan. 2, Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Shirley’s
of arrangements. Cook, Jeanette Ritch hour prior to services 2019, at North Missis- choice was to come home from M.D. Anderson
Mr. Malone was born and Jackquline Aasand; at the funeral home. sippi Medical Center in in Houston, Texas and continue her treatment
Jan. 1, 1951, in Colum- and brother, Kenneth Memorial Gunter Peel Tupelo. here in her hometown of Columbus. She loved
bus, to the late Jimmie Aasand. Funeral Home and Arrangements are being around her friends and family and so she
Malone Jr. and Johnnie Crematory, Second incomplete and will be was until the end of her short life.
Hughes. He attended Billy Parham Avenue North location announced by Lowndes Shirley L. Kidder traveled the world over with
Pickens County Train- AMORY — Billy is in charge of arrange- Funeral Home. her proud military parents during her childhood.
ing School and was Wayne Parham, 85, ments. Fortunately, for her friends and husband, she
formerly employed with died Jan. 2, 2019, at Oak Mrs. Steverson was Lou Knight landed in Columbus, Mississippi and put down
the Federal Bureau of Tree Manor. born Jan. 10, 1934, in some very deep roots. Graduating from Caledo-
VERNON, Ala. —
Investigation and the Services will be at Lowndes County, to nia High School, Shirley went right to work at the
Lou Ella Knight, 83,
U.S. Postal Service. 2 p.m. Friday at Cleve- the late James William then Merchants and Farmers Bank, later Trust-
died Dec. 31, 2018, at
He is survived by his land-Moffett Funeral and Minnie Lou Cloer mark. She was a faithful employee and stayed
Generations of Vernon.
wife, Marsha Ellerbee Home with Fred Webb Gore. She was formerly at the bank until an opportunity arose at APAC.
Services will be at
Malone of District officiating. Burial will employed with Unit- Shirley became the go-to girl down at that office,
2 p.m. Friday at the
Heights, Maryland; follow at Haughton Me- ed Technologies and working up until weeks ago when she was just
First Free Will Baptist
sons, James Malone morial Park. Visitation served as a “Pink Lady” not able. From the truck drivers to the high boss-
Church with Joe Beck-
Jr. of Fort Washington, will be from noon-1:45 es, she was affectionately called “Miss Shirley”
volunteer at Baptist Me- on officiating. Burial
Maryland, Alton James p.m. prior to services during her 26 years at APAC. Not once did she
morial Hospital-Golden will follow at Furnace
Warren of Arlington, at the funeral home. fail to lend a helping hand to any employee that
Triangle. She was a Hill Cemetery. Visita-
Texas, Erik Ellerbee Cleveland-Moffett Fu- needed an explanation or a paper faxed. Miss
member of Columbus tion will be two hours
and Trevor Worthy; neral Home is in charge Shirley was the one to see. Being the good per-
Church of Christ. prior to services at the
daughter, Ericka of arrangements. son she was, Shirley had many friends outside
In addition to her church. Chandler Fu-
Ellerbee of District Mr. Parham was the office and particularly enjoyed her monthly
parents, she was pre- neral Home is in charge
Heights; sisters, Helen born Feb. 11, 1933, in “eatings” with the YaYa Girls and going to the
ceded in death by her of arrangements. Tombigbee River in the hot Mississippi Summer
Street of Holly Springs, Monroe County, to the

Victoria Cockrell of late Nathaniel Green
Conyers, Georgia, Sher- and Evelyn Viola Ross
ry Motley of Austin, Parham. He was a
Texas, Marion Glass of graduate of Hatley High
Memphis, Tennessee, School and Mississippi
Josephine Keyes of State University and at-
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tended Itawamba Junior
Amelia Washington of
Huntsville, Alabama,
Jacquelyn Humphreys
of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma, Gwen
Malone-Thompson,
Patricia Archibald and
Melinda Thompson, all
of Columbus; brothers,
Jerome Robinson of
Columbus, Georgia,
Michael Hughes of
Carrollton, Alabama,
Roosevelt Hughes of
St. Louis, Missouri and
Jimmie Malone III of
Columbus; nine grand-
children; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Richard Williams III
STARKVILLE —
Richard Williams III, 75,
died Dec. 29, 2018, in
Tupelo.
Services will be at 2
p.m. Saturday at Cen-
tury Hairston Funeral
Home Chapel. Burial
will follow at New
Prairie Grove Ceme-
tery. Visitation will be
from noon-5 p.m. at the
funeral home. Century
Hairston Funeral Home
is in charge of arrange-
ments.
Mr. Williams was
born March 15, 1943,
in Starkville, to the late
Richard Williams II and
Jeletha Blake. He was
formerly employed as a
custodian.
He is survived by
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Frances G. Steverson
Visitation:
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Memorial Gunter Peel
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Services:
Friday, Jan. 4 • 2 PM
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Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
Carolyn Brown
Visitation:
Saturday, Jan. 5 • 12:30-2 PM
Memorial Gunter Peel
Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Services:
Saturday, Jan. 5 • 2 PM
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Funeral Home
2nd Ave. North Location
Burial
Friendship Cemetery
Carolyn McElroy
Incomplete
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Funeral Home
College St. Location
Van Lee Hunley, Jr.
Incomplete
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Funeral Home
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Carolyn Brown
Carolyn Hudnall Brown, age
87, of Huntsville, AL, formerly
of Columbus, MS, passed away
December 28, 2018, at her resi-
dence.
Visitation will be Saturday,
January 5, 2019, from 12:30
PM until 1:45 PM at Memorial
Gunter Peel Funeral Home &
Crematory, 2nd Ave. N. loca-
tion. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM at Me-
morial Gunter Peel and graveside services will
follow at Friendship Cemetery with Rev. Andy
Pearson officiating.
Mrs. Brown was born April 5, 1931, in Shuqual-
ak, MS, to the late Carrie Brown and Connie B.
Lagrone, Sr. She was a graduate of Shuqualak
High School and East Mississippi Junior College
in Scooba, MS. Mrs. Brown worked as a bank
teller for a number of years at First Columbus
National Bank, Arlington State Bank of Arling-
ton, TX and Union Planters Bank of Memphis,
TN, prior to becoming a stay at home mother.
She was a long time member of Wesley United
Methodist Church and her Church Circle Group
in Columbus and a regular attender of Whites-
burg Baptist Church since moving to Huntsville.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was
preceded in death by her husbands, Charles E.
Hudnall, Sr. and Randolph Brown; and brother,
Connie B. Lagrone, Jr.
Survivors include her sons, Charles E. Hud-
nall, Jr. and his wife, Merrill of Huntsville, AL,
and Joel H. Hudnall and his wife, Neely of Mad-
ison, MS; and grandchildren, Erin Baldwin and
husband, Jordan of Huntsville, AL, Madison Han-
son and husband, Joey of Memphis, TN, Kend-
all Hudnall of Huntsville, AL, Harper Hudnall of
Madison, MS and Hampton Hudnall of Madison,
MS.
Pallbearers will be Harper Hudnall, Hamp-
ton Hudnall, Jordan Baldwin, Joey Hanson, John
Hillhouse, Jr. and Todd Gale.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that me-
morials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Re-
search Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis,
TN, 38105-9959 or Wesley United Methodist
Church, P.O. Box 2511, Columbus, MS, 39704.
Sign the online guest book at
www.memorialgunterpeel.com
716 Second Avenue North • Columbus, MS
and sitting on the banks talking to her Tombig-
bee Stump Jumper buddies, hoping for a cool
breeze to blow over.
W.R. Kidder, III came into Shirley’s life and
made it charmed. For 22 years, theirs was truly
a story of best friends enjoying life to the fullest.
Of course, Billy stayed in the woods too long, on
occasion, but the two of them worked it all out. If
you knew them, you would think Bill and Shirley
or Shirley and Bill, very rarely thinking of one
without the other. Shirley had two boys and Bill
brought a girl and a boy into the marriage and
to Shirley, her family was now four children, not
just two.
Shirley is preceded in death by her father,
Ted Roberts, Sr. Her mother, Carol, has been
looked after and cared for ever since by Shirley
and three brothers. These brothers are Teddy
(Vicky) Roberts, Jr., Clarence (Young) Roberts
and David (Sherry) Roberts. Looking after the
family will be much more difficult without the
caring hands of their sister.
Shirley also leaves behind two sons, Caleb
(Brandi) Thompson and Mark (Cara) Thompson
and Bill’s two children, Richard (Shelly) Kidder
and Leigh Ann Stovall.
Her grandchildren will miss seeing her in the
stands as they continue on playing their sports.
Russ, Jack and Cale Thompson, along with Sar-
ah Kate, Matt and Will Thompson will surely
look for her each time they take the field because
she was always there proudly watching them. Ky-
ler and Anna Kidder and the baby of them all,
Owen Stovall, will also be missing their cher-
ished grandmother.
There are, of course, a number of nieces and
nephews who will also be looking to fill the void
left behind with Shirley’s passing.
Memorial services for remembering Miss
Shirley will be held, Thursday, January 03, 2019,
at First Baptist Church on Seventh Street in
downtown Columbus from 11:00 AM until 12:00
PM. Services will be officiated by Rev. Glen Mill-
er, with Dr. Shawn Parker assisting, under the
direction of Lowndes Funeral Home and Crema-
tory, Columbus, MS.
Recognized as Honorary Pallbearers will be
David Sansing, Ashley Sansing, Mike Bogue,
Mike Bernsen, Andy Atkins and Mike Tucker.
Please, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that
memorials be made in Shirley’s honor to: St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000,
Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or to LeB-
onheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams Avenue,
Memphis, TN 38103.
Compliments of
Lowndes Funeral Home
www.lowndesfuneralhome.net
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Restaurant tax
Continued from Page 1A
tween the CVB and LINK, with no
direct money to the city or county.
Both the city council and county
board of supervisors approved res-
olutions in late 2018 asking for the
tax to be levied with those appropri-
ation divisions.
If the Legislature approves the
bill as presented, it would go into
effect automatically later this year
unless citizens call for a reverse ref-
erendum, which requires 2,000 reg-
istered Columbus voters sign a peti-
tion forcing the measure to a public
vote. If that happens, the election
would be held in Columbus only,
and it would require 60-percent vot-
er approval to pass.
“When it gets down here, it may
very well have a direct referendum
added (which would require a cit-
izen vote before the tax could be
enacted),” said Chism, who serves
on the House Local and Private
Committee that handles such sales
tax legislation. “This is the way I
drafted the bill because that is what
the city and county wanted (in their
resolutions), and I support it.”
Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Lowndes
County), who chairs the House Ap-
propriations Committee, said if the
reverse referendum requirement
holds, he doesn’t foresee citizens
blocking the tax.
“I’ve been practicing law for 39
years, and I’ve only seen a reverse
referendum one time,” Smith said.
The legislative session begins
next week.
No dispute this time over ‘floor’
After months of local debate on
how the money would be divided,
the county and city finally agreed
on resolutions to renew the coun-
ty-wide restaurant tax in spring
2018.
But when the measure arrived to
Jackson, a disagreement between
Rep. Smith and Sen. Chuck Young-
er, also a Lowndes County Repub-
lican, on what businesses should
have to collect the tax
ultimately killed the
bill, allowing the tax
to expire.
Smith wanted the
tax to apply only to
businesses that col-
lected $325,000 in
food and beverage Younger
revenue annually,
which was the case in the previous
form of the law about to expire.
Younger supported removing that
“floor” and requiring all businesses
that sell prepared food and bever-
age to collect the tax, regardless of
revenue, which is what the city and
county requested in their joint res-
olution.
This time around, all seem to
agree on the $100,000 floor.
“Removing the floor all togeth-
er was going to encompass a lot of
small Mom and Pop eating places all
over the county,” Chism said. “This
will only apply to businesses in the
city that have at least $100,000 a
year in those sales. That’s a major
factor to me.”
Restaurants outside the city lim-
its collected only $118,000 in 2-per-
cent revenue in FY 2017.
Both Smith and Younger said
they fully support the new bill, too,
though Younger said he still be-
lieves a county-wide tax with no
floor would be better.
“It shouldn’t be a headache this
time … as long as we don’t change
the rules in the middle of the game,”
he said.
Rep. Kabir Karriem (D-Colum-
bus) did not return a call from The
Dispatch by press time.
Recreation ‘highest
and best use’ for funds
The city plans to use its restau-
rant tax funds to pay for an esti-
mated $1.6 million in ball field im-
provements at Propst Park, as well
as building the second phase of the
Sen. Terry Brown Amphitheater at
The Island — which would include
seating, fencing and a concession
stand — according to Mayor Robert
Smith.
Supervisors’ President Harry
Sanders said the county would like-
ly use its funds toward building what
it hopes to be a “regional” sports
complex, with baseball, softball and
t-ball fields, west of Columbus.
In either case, each entity could
issue bonds to complete those proj-
ects quickly and use tax funds for
annual payments on the debt with-
out raising property tax rates.
As a side deal to the tax, the CVB
has agreed to grant $60,000 in tax
revenue for city festivals each year,
as well as $30,000 for festivals in
Crawford, Artesia and Caledonia.
Though the city’s and county’s
$700,000 gain is the CVB’s equiva-
lent loss, Chism is confident those
recreation projects are the “highest
and best use” for that money.
“It will serve more people doing
it this way than just giving money to
tourism and letting just the (CVB)
board determine what the needs
are,” he said.
Younger agreed.
“Sometimes you just have to live
within your means and that’s what
(the CVB) will have to do,” Younger
said. “Parks and Recreation in the
city and county really needs some of
this money.”
On Wednesday, Columbus coun-
cilmen also approved a resolution
requesting an additional 1-percent
to the food and beverage tax that
would fund infrastructure as well as
operational costs at the amphithe-
ater.
Effects on CVB
For CVB Executive Director
Nancy Carpenter, the new tax bill is
bittersweet.
On one hand, the organization
received more than 90 percent of
its annual funding from the coun-
ty-wide tax. When it expired, it elim-
inated staff positions, slashed its
advertising budget and began oper-
ating from its reserve funds.
Once the new tax passes, fresh
revenue will start flowing in again,
but Carpenter said
CVB will still feel the
crunch from the re-
duced appropriation.
“It will affect us
greatly,” Carpenter
told The Dispatch.
“We will just work
smarter and harder Carpenter
and make sure every
dollar we spend brings a strong
return on investment for our local
businesses.”
Carpenter said CVB will restore
its advertising budget and contin-
ue to target conventions and sports
tournaments — especially soccer
and bass fishing events that have
seen success in the past.
She plans to use more social
media campaigns to promote local
businesses and events. CVB also is
planning fundraisers for this year,
including selling bricks removed
from the original Tennessee Wil-
liams home before it was remodeled
as the Columbus Welcome Center.
Carpenter said she hopes, too,
the city and county will use some
of their $700,000 allotment from
the tax to reinvest in CVB efforts,
specifically events like the annual
spring Pilgrimage.
“We’re going to be fine,” she said.
“We’ll all work together to make
this work. … I am determined, dil-
igent and loyal and so is our board.
We’re going to see this through. We
are going to see the continuation of
quality of life projects in Columbus.”

Council
Continued from Page 1A
If approved, both taxes
would only be collected
from customers of busi-
nesses in the city limits
where annual food and
beverage revenue is at
least $100,000.
The 1-percent levy,
however, would be “used
only by the city and not
shared by other entities,”
City Attorney Jeff Tur-
nage told councilmen
Wednesday.
Turnage said Rep. Jeff
Smith (R-Lowndes Coun-
ty), chair of the House Ap-
propriations Committee,
has agreed to prepare and
present the legislation in
Jackson once the legisla-
tive session opens next
week.
The Dispatch could not
reach Rep. Smith for com-
ment by press time.
A 1-percent tax could
raise as much as $1 mil-
lion for the city in just the
first year.
If approved, the tax
would specifically pay for
upkeep at the amphithe-
ater, where the stage is al-
ready built, Turnage said.
Once seating and other
amenities are added and
the amphitheater can be
used to host paid events,
the city can use the 1-per-
cent funds to hire a com-
pany to manage bookings
for the venue.
Further, tax funds can
also be used for street,
sidewalk, curb and gutter
work.
Turnage said other
cities, such as Tupelo,
Jackson and Starkville,
have either asked for or
have secured similar lev-
ies from the Legislature.
Starkville, specifically,
is asking for a 1-percent
increase to its food and
beverage tax to help build
a sports complex.
“There seems to be a
sense down there (in the
Legisla-
ture) right
now to get
these types
of things
d o n e , ”
Tu r n a g e
said. “So it
seems like Turnage
the timing is good.”
Mayor Robert Smith,
speaking to The Dis-
patch, said he’s optimis-
tic, albeit not certain, the
Legislature will approve
the 1-percent tax. In any
case, he said, it doesn’t
hurt to ask.
“You have not because
you ask not,” he said.

Around the state

Acting sheriff
appointed as Webster
sheriff is charged
WALTHALL — An
acting sheriff is being
appointed for a northern
Mississippi county where
the elected sheriff is fac-
ing criminal charges.
Two circuit judges
signed an order Wednes-
day making Chief Deputy
Andy McCants the sheriff
pro tempore in Webster
County.
The elected sheriff,
Timothy Mitchell, was ar-
rested Dec. 19 on a dozen
felony charges involving
guns, drugs, sex with
inmates and threaten-
ing sheriff’s department
employees if they told
anyone about the alleged
crimes.
The judges’ order says
Mitchell remains jailed
under a $400,000 bond.
A year remains in the
four-year term. McCants
could serve the entire
time. But if Mitchell is
cleared, he would return
as sheriff.
Webster County will
pay two sheriffs, but the
judges say the county
could sue a bond compa-
ny to recover Mitchell’s
pay if he’s convicted.
22 injured when
bus overturns on
Mississippi interstate
JACKSON — A Grey-
hound bus driver has
been charged with driv-
ing under the influence
after the bus overturned
on an interstate highway
in Mississippi and caused
injuries that sent nearly
two dozen passengers to
hospitals.
Jackson Police Sgt.
Roderick Holmes said in
a news release the wreck
happened about 8 p.m.
Wednesday on an entry
ramp on Interstate-55
during heavy rains.
Holmes says the bus
driver, 31-year-old Erika
Nixon, is charged with
misdemeanor DUI.
First responders said
all the passengers were
safely removed from the
bus. Twenty-two of them
were sent to hospitals in
the area. No serious inju-
ries have been reported.
It was not immediate-
ly known whether Nixon
has an attorney.
Man: Bank changed
locks on home while
away with dying wife
BRANDON — A man
says he’s suing Bank of
America, claiming the
mortgage lender had
agents unlawfully break
in to inspect his Missis-
sippi home without ad-
vance notice while he was
in California caring for
his gravely ill wife.
The Clarion Ledger
cites George Huggins Jr.
in a Tuesday report as
saying his wife primarily
paid the mortgage and
the debt apparently be-
came delinquent.
Huggins says she died
in May and when he re-
turned to his Brandon
home in July, he found
the locks were changed.
He says Safeguard Prop-
erties Management ac-
knowledged it sent agents
on the bank’s behalf.
Safeguard nor the bank
have filed answers to Hug-
gins’ suit that seeks dam-
ages. But Safeguard filed
a motion that moved the
case last week to federal
court in Jackson.
A U.S. magistrate
judge has scheduled a
February telephone con-
ference.
Coroner: Human
remains found in
DeSoto National Forest
GULFPORT — A Mis-
sissippi coroner says hu-
man remains have been
found in a national forest,
and the state crime lab
has been contacted.
Harrison County Cor-
oner Gary Hargrove tells
WLOX-TV that the re-
mains were found Christ-
mas Day in the DeSoto
National Forest. Hargrove
says he took them in cus-
tody Dec. 26, and the
county sheriff’s office is
investigating.
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WOMEN’S
COLLEGE
Obstacles BASKETBALL
stand in
way of Questions
playoff remain for
expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO
No. 7 MSU
at start of
The Associated Press

When talking about the

possibility of expanding the
College Football Playoff,
the word momentum gets
tossed around a lot.
Expansion seems inevi-
SEC play
table. Why? Because play- By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
offs always expand. But
when?
Vic Schaefer and Mike
Big Ten Commissioner
Neighbors think they
Jim Delany told The Ath-
know a lot about their
letic last month he was
teams midway through
ready to start talking about
the 2018-19 campaign.
a larger playoff field, and
The second phase of
prominent Big Ten athletic
the marathon, which is
directors Barry Alvarez of
otherwise known as the
Wisconsin and Jim Phillips
Southeastern Conference
from Northwestern have
regular season, will af-
voiced support for that idea.
Momentum toward ex- firm or shatter some of
pansion? the notions Schaefer and
“At the moment I don’t Neighbors developed in
see that kind of momen- non-conference play. That
tum,” Atlantic Coast Con- Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports marathon will kick off at
ference Commissioner John Iowa linebacker Nick Niemann (49) tackles Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald (7) in the 6 p.m. Thursday (SEC
Swofford said.
second quarter Tuesday in the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Network) when the No. 7
Mississippi State women’s

DIFFERENCES IN OFFENSES PROVED

Notre Dame athletic di-
rector Jack Swarbrick, who
sits on the CFP manage-
ment committee along with
the 10 FBS conference com-
missioners, said now is the
perfect time to talk about
changes to the four-team
playoff.
“The CFP is doing great
in terms of fan interest. In
terms television ratings. In
terms of every measure it
has exceeded our expecta-
tions,” Swarbrick said. “So
being open to talking about
the model, this is the per-
fect time to do it. Do it from
a position of strength.”
But, he added, “Doesn’t
mean there’s any momen-
tum for change.”
The current postseason
system is not quite half-
way through a 12-year con-
tract with ESPN that runs
through 2026. The fifth
CFP national champion will
be crowned Monday night
when No. 1 Alabama fac-
es No. 2 Clemson at Levi’s
Stadium in Santa Clara,
See EXPANSION, 3B
TO BE BIGGER than MSU EXPECTED
By Bret t Hudson
bhudson@cdispatch.com
TAMPA, Fla. — When Joe
Moorhead was introduced as
Mississippi State’s football coach
13 months ago, he felt there were
enough similarities between his
offense and his predecessor’s,
Dan Mullen, to label the systems
“same church, different pew.”
Time proved there was a big-
ger than expected gap between
those pews.
The first season of the Moor-
head era ended with an 8-5 re-
cord after a 27-22 loss to Iowa
in the Outback Bowl. The strug-
gles the Bulldogs experienced
showed the transition from Mul-
len’s system to Moorhead’s was
harder than initially believed.
“I think even people on the
team didn’t expect how different
the offense would be, me includ-
ed,” MSU senior quarterback
Nick Fitzgerald said. “I thought
there were a lot of similarities,
but in the end there really wasn’t.
It’s a totally different philosophy
for the game, which is great. It’s
great to change, but it’s harder
than people expected to be, and
I think it showed early on.”
Through those struggles,
Fitzgerald’s 51.6 percent comple-
tion percentage was well off the
marks of 57.9 and 66.5 percent
Trace McSorley boasted in two
years at Penn State with Moor-
head as offensive coordinator.
The Nittany Lions averaged 69
touchdowns per season in those
two years. MSU’s offense scored
48 touchdowns this season.
Wide receiver Osirus Mitch-
ell benefited from the changes,
leading the team with 26 catch-
es for 427 yards and four touch-
downs, but they were still an ad-
justment.
“Receivers running more
routes, I guess. More complex,”
Mitchell said. “We have a lot of ad-
justments. We run deeper routes.
We had to get our stamina up.”
The mental burden might have
been heaviest on Fitzgerald.
“I reflect on not having a spring,
him not being able to play in the
first game and the experience
needed to make those decisions at
a fast pace,” offensive coordinator
Luke Getsy said. “In our offense,
the quarterback has to make a lot
of decisions in the run game and in
the pass game, and with his lack of
experience I thought he handled it
really well. You take him in a class-
room, he knows what’s going on.
He knows what he’s supposed to
do.”
See SYSTEMS, 3B
basketball team takes on
Arkansas in Fayetteville,
Arkansas. All 14 league
teams will open SEC play
Thursday.
MSU is coming off a
104-36 victory against
Louisiana on Sunday at
Humphrey Coliseum.
There likely won’t be many
breathers like that one the
rest of the way for the Bull-
dogs, the SEC’s reigning
regular-season champion.
That’s why Schaefer said
Tuesday he is “curious” to
see how good his team can
become and what it will be
able to do.
“I just think we’re a
work in progress,” Schae-
fer said. “We have a lot of
room to grow.”
Schaefer said he isn’t
satisfied where the Bull-
dogs (12-1) are despite
their status as the SEC’s
highest-ranked team. He
said the Bulldogs have so
many areas they can im-
prove in and grow in, and
that they’re not all focused
on skills. Schaefer said
MSU also has to polish its

Tickets for Alabama-Clemson game available for cheap
By JOSH DUBOW
The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. —
Qualifying for the college foot-
ball championship game never
has been harder for teams oth-
er than Alabama and Clemson.
Getting into the stadium to
watch the Crimson Tide and
Tigers play for the title for the
third time in four years has per-
haps never been cheaper.
With the College Football
College Football
Playoff
Championship
Monday’s Game
At Santa Clara, California
n Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama
(14-0), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Playoff final located thousands
of miles away from the two
campuses, possible fatigue for
fan bases of teams that have be-
come annual participants in the
playoff and a game site in an
expensive market lacking col-
lege football die-hards, prices
for tickets for Monday night’s
championship in Santa Clara
have been plummeting the past
few days.
“It’s sort of a perfect storm
of factors at play this year,” said
Jesse Lawrence, the founder of
TicketIQ, a secondary ticket
market. “It’s a big ask for fans to
come and that’s why we’re see-
ing the prices the way they are.”
mental approach and its
toughness.
“I think we’re really
Tickets for the champion- See MSU, 3B
ship game are now available
for just $135 on the secondary Game 14
market , according to TicketIQ,
n At Arkansas,
less than half of what the price 6 p.m. Thursday
was before the semifinals and (SEC Network;
well below the face value price WKBB-FM 100.9,
of $475. WFCA-FM 107.9).
StubHub had even cheaper
tickets available Wednesday Inside
night, with seats priced at $115 n more college
— less than double the cost of basketball: Wednesday’s
a parking pass on the ticket re- Men’s, Women’s Scores.
sale site. Page 3B

PREP BASKETBALL
Caledonia girls, boys will take
court at FedEx Forum in Memphis
By Adam Minichino
aminichino@cdispatch.com
CALEDONIA — Cooper McCleskey
has been to a basketball game at the
FedEx Forum, so he knows how far you
have to look up to find the nose-bleed
seats.
The Caledonia High School junior
guard/forward was in attendance on
Dec. 16, 2017, to see the Boston Celtics
beat the Memphis Grizzlies in a NBA
matchup in Memphis, Tennessee. Mc-
Cleskey said he recalls Memphis cen-
ter Marc Gasol scoring 30 points in the
game, which Boston won 102-93. Kyrie
Irving had 20 points to pace six Celtics
players in double figures.
After watching a game in the FedEx
Forum, McCleskey will get his first
chance to play in the arena when the
Caledonia High boys basketball team
takes on Tishomingo County at 2:30
p.m.. The schools’ girls basketball teams
will play at 1 p.m. Friday. The teams then
will stay and watch Memphis take on the
Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m.
“I thought it was crazy (when he
found out prior to the season that
Caledonia would play in the FedEx Chris McDill/Special to The Dispatch
Forum). I thought they were joking,” said Caledonia High School senior guard Tyrin Johnson drives the lane against Columbus
See CALEDONIA, 3B in their game in the Joe Horne Christmas Classic.
2B THURSDAY, January 3, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

briefly FOOTBALL: NFL Basketball Saturday’s Games

Calgary at Philadelphia, Noon
Minnesota at Ottawa, Noon
Doubles
Men
First Round
NBA Columbus at Florida, 6 p.m. Kyle Edmund and Neal Skupski, Britain, def.
Ole Miss LBs Wagner, Lee EASTERN CONFERENCE Vancouver at Toronto, 6 p.m. Henri Kontinen, Finland, and John Peers (3),
Atlantic Division Nashville at Montreal, 6 p.m. Australia, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
W L Pct GB Buffalo at Boston, 6 p.m. John Millman and John-Patrick Smith,
Women’s basketball team will open season at Missouri Toronto 28 11 .718 — N.Y. Islanders at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Australia, def. Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, and

in different roles
Philadelphia 25 14 .641 3
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Ole Miss women’s basketball team Boston 22 15 .595 5
will open Southeastern Conference play against Missouri at 7 p.m. Brooklyn 18 21 .462 10
Thursday at Mizzou Arena.
New York 9 29 .237 18½
Southeast Division
Edmonton at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Tennis
Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-4.
Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, and Milos Raonic,
Canada, def. Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United
States, 3-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Women

for Seattle, Dallas ATP World Tour

Ole Miss enters the game with a 6-8 record in Yolett McPhee- W L Pct GB
Miami 18 18 .500 —
McCuin’s first season in Oxford. Charlotte 18 19 .486 ½
Missouri (11-3) is second in the SEC in 3-pointers (112). Senior Orlando 17 20 .459 1½
Washington 15 23 .395 4
Sophie Cunningham leads the Tigers at 15.9 points per game. The Atlanta 11 26 .297 7½
two-time Associated Press honorable mention All-American also is By SCHUYLER DIXON Central Division
W L Pct GB
averaging 6.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.3 steals. The Associated Press Milwaukee 26 10 .722 —
Indiana 25 12 .676 1½
Detroit 17 19 .472 9
Southern Mississippi
FRISCO, Texas — Seattle Seahawks line- Chicago
Cleveland
10 28 .263 17
8 30 .211 19
Men’s basketball team will take on Rice backer Bobby Wagner and Sean Lee of the WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
HOUSTON — The Southern Mississippi men’s basketball team will Dallas Cowboys were the All-Pro leaders of W L Pct GB
Houston 21 15 .583 —
take on Rice at 3 p.m. Thursday in a Conference USA matchup. their defenses at their position the last time San Antonio
Memphis
21 17 .553
18 19 .486 3½
1 Marco Cecchinato (4), Italy, def. Guido Pella,
Southern Miss (8-5, 0-1 C-USA) is coming off a 71-56 loss to Lou-
their teams made the playoffs. Dallas 18 19 .486 3½
isiana Tech on Saturday. It still is off to its best 13-game start since the New Orleans 17 22 .436 5½
2011-12 NCAA tournament season. That excludes the vacated seasons
Little has changed for Wagner’s group in Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
of 2012-13 and 2013-14. two years. Not much is the same in the middle Denver 24 11 .686 —
Oklahoma City 24 13 .649 1
This is the fifth game of a six-game road trip. It is the team’s longest of the Dallas defense going into the first post- Portland 22 16 .579 3½
stretch away from Hattiesburg since a seven-game span in the 1997-98 Utah 18 20 .474 7½
season meeting between these teams since Minnesota 17 21 .447 8½
season. Pacific Division
Rice (5-9, 0-1) is coming off a 103-87 loss to North Texas on the 2006 season. W L Pct GB
Golden State 25 13 .658 —
Saturday. Wagner is still among the NFL leaders L.A. Clippers 21 16 .568 3½
Southern Miss will wrap up the road trip with a game against North in tackles, according to SportRadar, and L.A. Lakers
Sacramento
21 17 .553
19 18 .514 5½
4 Argentina, walkover.
Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Wednesday
At The Khalifa International Tennis &
Squash Complex
Doha, Qatar
Purse: $1.195 million (WT250)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Nicolas Jarry,
Chile, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Roberto Bautista Agut (7), Spain, def.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.
Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Ricardas Berankis,
Lithuania, 7-6 (4), 0-6, 7-5.
Argentina, walkover.
Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Marton
Fucsovics, Hungary, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Maxi
Marterer, Germany, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6).
Nikoloz Basilashvili (5), Georgia, def. Andrey
Rublev, Russia, 6-3, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, def.
Fernando Verdasco (8), Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles
Quarterfinals
Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Aisam-
ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Marton
Fucsovics, Hungary, and Guido Pella,
Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop,
First Round
Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Galina
Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, def. Kiki Bertens and
Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, 6-3, 7-5.
Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova
(1), Czech Republic, def. Mihaela Buzarnescu,
Romania, and Nadiia Kichenok, Ukraine, 6-4,
6-0.
Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Andreja
Klepac, Slovenia, def. Elise Mertens, Belgium,
and Sam Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-2.
Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and
Vania King, United States, def. Olga Danilovic,
Serbia, and Anastasia Potapova, Russia, 7-6
(3), 7-6 (4).
WTA Shenzhen Open
Wednesday
At Longgang Tennis Center
Shenzhen, China
Purse: $750,000 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Second Round
Wang Yafan, China, def. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia,
3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, def. Wang Xinyu,
China, 6-7 (4), 5-2 retired.
Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Ekaterina
Alexandrova, Russia, 6-3, 6-3.
Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Kristyna
Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.
Doubles

See COWBOYS, 4B
Texas at 5 p.m. Saturday. First Round
Phoenix 9 30 .231 16½ Netherlands, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Natalia
n Women’s basketball team starts C-USA play against Rice: Wednesday’s Games
Argentina, and Nicolas Jarry, Chile, 6-2, 6-4. Vikhlyantseva, Russia, def. Wang Yafan and
Marko and Novak Djokovic, Serbia, def. Damir Zhang Shuai (4), China, walkover.
At Hattiesburg, the women’s basketball team will play host to Rice at 6 Dallas 122, Charlotte 84 Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Dusan Quarterfinals
Miami 117, Cleveland 92
p.m. Thursday in its C-USA opener at Reed Green Coliseum. Lajovic, Serbia, 7-5, 3-6, 10-7.
CALENDAR Washington 114, Atlanta 98 Duan Yingying, China, and Renata
David Goffin, Belgium, and Pierre-Hugues Voracova, Czech Republic, def. Dalila Jakupovic,
Southern Miss (8-5) is coming off a 61-44 loss to Houston on Brooklyn 126, New Orleans 121 Herbert, France, def. Nikola Mektic, Croatia, Slovenia, and Irina Khromacheva (3), Russia,
Boston 115, Minnesota 102
Sunday. Shonte Hailes returned from injury against the Cougars, and and Alexander Peya (3), Austria, 6-2, 3-6, 10-3. 6-4, 6-2.
Prep Basketball
Detroit 101, Memphis 94
continues to lead the team in assists with 53. Orlando 112, Chicago 84 Nao Hibino, Japan, and Anhelina Kalinina,
Tuesday Ukraine, def. Shukio Aoyama (1), Japan, and
Philadelphia 132, Phoenix 127
Rice (9-3) is coming off a 74-63 victory against Incarnate Word on Friday’s Games Oklahoma City 107, L.A. Lakers 100
Singles Lidziya Marozava, Belarus, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 10-4.
First Round Peng Shuai and Zhaoxuan Yang (2), China, def.
Saturday. Today’s Games Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. David Goffin
Southern Miss will play host to North Texas at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Caledonia vs. Tishomingo County (girls, boys), Toronto at San Antonio, 7 p.m. (6), Belgium, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Irina Bara, Romania, and Oksana Kalashnikova
(1), Georgia, 6-4, 6-3.
Denver at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Cem Ilkel, Turkey,
1 p.m. at FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee Houston at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. 7-6 (1), 6-3.
Friday’s Games Tuesday
Alabama Columbus at South Panola
Pickens County at New Hope
Utah at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Marco Cecchinato (4), Italy, def. Sergiy
Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-2.
Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Karen
Singles
First Round
Kristyna Pliskova, Czech Republic, def. Peng
Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.
Women’s basketball team will play host to Florida in Northwest Rankin at Starkville Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Khachanov (3), Russia, 7-6 (7), 6-4.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, def. Mubarak
Shuai, China, 3-6, 7-6 (6), 3-3 retired.
Monica Niculescu, Romania, def. Jelena
Orlando at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Shannan Zayid, Qatar, 6-1, 6-3.
SEC opener Noxubee County at Leake Central Washington at Miami, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Adrian Mannarino,
Ostapenko (4), Latvia, 6-0, 6-2.
Second Round
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama women’s basketball team France, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Aberdeen at Potts Camp L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Damir
Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Ivana Jorovic,
Serbia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.
will play host to Florida at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Southeastern Confer- New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-1, 6-2.
West Lowndes at Okolona Oklahoma City at Portland, 9:30 p.m. Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Marius Copil, Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Pauline
ence opener for both teams at Coleman Coliseum. Saturday’s Games Romania, 6-3, 6-2. Parmentier, France, 6-2, 6-2.
Alabama (8-5) defeated Virginia 64-52 and lost to then-No. 24 Leake Academy at Heritage Academy Charlotte at Denver, 4 p.m. Pierre-Hugues Herbert, France, def. Dominic Alison Riske, United States, def. Evgeniya
Utah at Detroit, 6 p.m. Rodina, Russia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Miami at the Florida Sunshine Classic prior to Christmas. Central Holmes at Oak Hill Academy Dallas at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.
Thiem (2), Austria, 6-3, 7-5.
Doubles Veronika Kudermetova, Russia, def. Anastasia
New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Pavlyuchenkova (8), Russia, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.
Florida (4-9) is coming off a 70-60 victory against Charleston Winston Academy at Starkville Academy Memphis at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
First Round
Doubles
Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop,
Southern on Sunday.
n Softball team’s freshmen, signee selected to USA Softball Prep Soccer Toronto at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Golden State at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Houston at Portland, 9 p.m.
Netherlands, def. Dominic Inglot, Britain, and
Franko Skugor (4), Croatia, 3-6, 6-3, 10-7.
First Round
Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, and Irina
Khromacheva (3), Russia, def. Jiang Xinyu and
Junior Women’s National Training Team: At Oklahoma City, Oklaho- Today’s Matches Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and Nicolas
Tang Qianhui, China, 6-4, 2-6, 10-4.
ma, the softball team placed three representatives on the 2019 Junior West Point at Tupelo Christian Prep, 5:30 p.m. Football Jarry, Chile, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas and
Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 6-3, 6-4.
Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Aisam-ul-Haq
Nao Hibino, Japan, and Anhelina Kalinina,
Ukraine, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, and
Women’s National Training Team, which was announced Wednesday Friday’s Matches NFL Playoffs Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Marco Cecchinato and Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-1, 7-5.
Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, and Vera
by USA Softball. Wild-card Playoffs Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.
Columbus at Tupelo, 5 p.m. Zvonareva, Russia, def. Wang Xinyu and Xun
Alabama freshmen Montana Fouts and Skylar Wallace and signee Saturday’s Games
Indianapolis at Houston, 3:35 p.m. (ESPN)
ATP World Tour Fang Ying, China, 2-6, 7-5, 13-11.
Lexi Kilfoyl are among the 20 athletes selected to represent the United Saturday’s Matches Seattle at Dallas, 7:15 p.m. (FOX) Tata Open Maharashtra WTA ASB Classic
States. Northeast Lauderdale at New Hope, Noon Sunday’s Games
L.A. Chargers at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. (CBS)
Wednesday Wednesday
At Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Complex At ASB Bank Tennis Centre
The roster was assembled following last week’s tryouts in Clearwa- Lamar School at Heritage Academy, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 3:40 p.m. (NBC) Pune, India Auckland, New Zealand
ter, Florida, where 42 athletes showcased their talents in position drills,
Men’s College Basketball
Purse: $501,345 (WT250) Purse: $226,750 (Intl.)
Divisional Playoffs Surface: Hard-Outdoor Surface: Hard-Outdoor
running, hitting, and simulated games. The 20 selected to the training Saturday, Jan. 12 Singles Singles
team roster will compete in tournaments and invitational events this Today’s Game Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers/Indianapolis
at Kansas City, 3:35 p.m. (NBC)
Second Round First Round
Ernests Gulbis, Latvia, vs. Chung Hyeon (2), Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Laura
summer before the final 17-player roster for the World Baseball Softball Southern Mississippi at Rice, 3 p.m. Chicago/Dallas/Seattle at L.A. Rams, South Korea, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Siegemund, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.
Confederation U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup will be finalized. 7:15 p.m. (FOX) Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Evgeny Donskoy, Second Round
Saturday’s Games Sunday, Jan. 13 Russia, 6-4, 7-5. Sarah Sorribes Tormo, Spain, def. Kirsten
This is the first appearance on the roster for Fouts and Wallace, Houston/Baltimore/Los Angeles Chargers at Kevin Anderson (1), South Africa, def. Laslo Flipkens (7), Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.
while Kilfoyl is one of three returning athletes from the gold medal 2017 Kentucky at Alabama, Noon New England, 12:05 p.m. (CBS) Djere, Serbia, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6). Hsieh Su-wei (3), Taiwan, def. Monica Puig,
Dallas/Seattle/Philadelphia at New Orleans, Benoit Paire (5), France, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech
WBSC Junior Women’s World Championship squad. Kilfoyl competed Southern Mississippi at North Texas, 5 p.m. 3:40 p.m. (FOX) Republic, 6-4, 6-2.
Puerto Rico, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, def. Bibiane
alongside current Alabama junior Elissa Brown and sophomore Kaylee Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. NFL Injury Report
Jaume Munar (7), Spain, def. Simone Bolelli,
Italy, 7-5, 6-0.
Schoofs, Netherlands, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Julia Goerges (2), Germany, def. Mona Barthel,
Tow on that team.
Alabama and UCLA are the only schools with multiple freshmen Women’s College Basketball Saturday’s Games
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at HOUSTON
TEXANS: COLTS: DNP: TE Eric Ebron (not
Steve Darcis, Belgium, def. Michael Mmoh,
United States, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Germany, 6-4, 6-4.
Doubles
Gilles Simon (3), France, def. Ilya Ivashka,
on this year’s roster. Alabama is the only SEC school with a current Today’s Games injury related), WR Ryan Grant (toe), WR T.Y. Belarus, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-1.
First Round
Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium and Johanna
Hilton (ankle), DE Tyquan Lewis (knee). LIM- Malek Jaziri (4), Tunisia, def. Ramkumar
freshman on the roster. Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m. ITED: WR Daurice Fountain (ankle), S Malik Ramanathan, India, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Larsson (2), Sweden, def. Viktoria Kuzmova,
Slovakia, and Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland,
Rice at Southern Mississippi, 6 p.m. Hooker (hip), WR Dontrelle Inman (shoulder, Doubles 6-4, 6-2.
College Football
finger), WR Zach Pascal (knee), DE Jabaal Quarterfinals Han Xinyun, China, and Darija Jurak (4)
Florida at Alabama, 7 p.m. Sheard (knee). FULL: S Clayton Geathers
(knee), C Ryan Kelly (neck), LB Anthony Walker
Gerard and Marcel Granollers (4), Spain, def. Croatia, def. Desirae Krawczyk, United States,
Denys Molchanov, Ukraine, and Igor Zelenay, and Bibiane Schoofs, Netherlands, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Houston hires coach Holgorsen away from West Virginia Ole Miss at Missouri, 7 p.m. (shoulder), RB Jordan Wilkins (knee, ankle). Slovakia, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-6. Quarterfinals
TEXANS: DNP: CB Mike Tyson (knee, ankle). Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Mara, Britain,
Houston hired West Virginia’s Dana Holgorsen as its coach Saturday’s Game LIMITED: WR DeAndre Hopkins (ankle), RB def. N.Sriram Balaji and Arjun Kadhe, India,
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, and Sofia Kenin,
United States, def. Alexandra Panova, Russia,
Gregory Howell (hamstring), DE J.J. Watt (el- 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Wednesday, ending his eight-year run with the Mountaineers. North Texas at Southern Mississippi, 4 p.m. bow, knee). FULL: LB Dylan Cole (wrist), WR and Laura Siegemund, Germany, walkover.
Paige Mary Hourigan, New Zealand, and
Holgorsen was 61-41 and 33-30 in the Big 12 as he helped Keke Coutee (hamstring), DT Brandon Dunn Tuesday
Sunday’s Games (ankle), G Zach Fulton (hand), S Andre Hal Singles Taylor Townsend, United States, def. Monique
guide West Virginia through the transition from the Big East. Houston (ankle), CB Johnathan Joseph (neck), G Senio First Round Adamczak and Jessica Moore, Australia, 3-6,
Alabama at South Carolina, 11 a.m. Kelemete (knee, rib), LB Benardrick McKinney Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, def. Felix Auger- 6-1, 10-8.
competes in the American Athletic Conference, which was formed from
the remnants of Big East football after it was torn apart by realignment Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. (heel), S Justin Reid (wrist).
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DALLAS
Aliassime, Canada, 6-4, 7-5.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Denis Istomin, Tuesday
Singles
earlier this decade. Kentucky at Mississippi State, 4 p.m. COWBOYS: SEAHAWKS: DNP: T Duane
Brown (knee), CB Shaquill Griffin (ankle), RB
Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-4.
Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Hubert Hurkacz, First Round
Holgorsen spent two seasons as Houston’s offensive coordinator
in 2008-09, when it was in Conference USA, before serving a season in
Junior College Basketball Tre Madden (hamstring), S Bradley McDou-
gald (knee), G J.R. Sweezy (foot). LIMITED:
Poland, 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-3.
Benoit Paire (5), France, def. Saketh Myneni,
Sofia Kenin, United States, def. Petra Martic
(4), Croatia, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.
Kirsten Flipkens (7), Belgium, def. Sachia
WR Doug Baldwin (knee), RB Chris Carson
the same position under Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State in 2010. Today’s Games (not injury related), RB Mike Davis (foot), G
India, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, def. Antoine Vickery, United States, 6-2, 6-2.
Barbora Strycova (5), Czech Republic, def.
Houston fired coach Major Applewhite on Sunday after two under- Women: EMCC at Meridian, 5:30 p.m. D.J. Fluker (hamstring), S Tedric Thomp-
son (ankle). FULL: DE Dion Jordan (knee).
Hoang, France, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Ramkumar Ramanathan, India, def. Marcel Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-2, 6-7 (5),
whelming seasons. Applewhite, who took a school-friendly deal in 2016 Men: EMCC at Meridian, 7:30 p.m. COWBOYS: DNP: DE David Irving (ankle), G Granollers, Spain, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. 6-3.
Xavier Su’a-Filo (ankle). LIMITED: WR Tavon Laslo Djere, Serbia, def. Arjun Kadhe, India, Hsieh Su-wei (3), Taiwan, def. Polona Hercog,
to replace Tom Herman, went 15-11. Saturday’s Games Austin (groin), DE Tyrone Crawford (neck), LB 7-5, 7-6 (6). Slovenia, 6-2, 6-3.
Holgorsen is making a unique move, leaving a Power Five school Sean Lee (hamstring), G Zack Martin (knee), T Doubles Bibiane Schoofs, Netherlands, def. Alison Van
for one outside the high revenue conferences. No coach has willingly
Women: Gadsden State at Itawamba, 2 p.m. Tyron Smith (neck), S Darian Thompson (groin). First Round Uytvanck (8), Belgium, 3-4 retired.
Sunday’s Games Denys Molchanov, Ukraine, and Igor Zelenay, Julia Goerges (2), Germany, def. Johanna
made that move since the College Football Playoff was established in Men: Gadsden State at Itawamba, 4 p.m. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS at Slovakia, def. Pablo Andujar and Roberto Larsson, Sweden, 6-0, 6-4.
BALTIMORE RAVENS: CHARGERS: DNP: Carballes Baena, Spain, 6-1, 6-4. Mona Barthel, Germany, def. Silvia Soler-
2014. LB Jatavis Brown (ankle), DT Brandon Mebane Espinosa, Spain, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
on the air
Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan, India, def.
But Holgorsen was in a tricky spot at West Virginia. He had proba- (not injury related). LIMITED: RB Austin Ekeler Radu Albot, Moldova, and Malek Jaziri, Tunisia, Venus Williams (6), United States, def. Victoria
(groin). FULL: S Jahleel Addae (shoulder), G 6-1, 6-2. Azarenka, Belarus, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.
bly has most talented team in Morgantown, West Virginia, this season. Dan Feeney (knee), RB Melvin Gordon (ankle), Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Ivan Dodig, Croatia, Amanda Anisimova, United States, def. Jana
Led by quarterback Will Grier, the Mountaineers were in contention for a
Big 12 title and playoff spot entering November.
Today T Sam Tevi (groin). RAVENS: DNP: G Marshal
Yanda (not injury related), CB Tavon Young
(groin). FULL: G Alex Lewis (shoulder), WR
def. Marcelo Arevalo, El Salvador, and Jamie
Cerretani, United States, 4-6, 7-5, 10-7.
Leander Paes, India, and Miguel Angel
Cepelova, Slovakia, 6-2, 3-0 retired.
Bianca Andreescu, Canada, def. Timea Babos,
Hungary, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
They fell short of a spot in the Big 12 title game, losing to Oklahoma
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Chris Moore (shoulder). Reyes-Varela, Mexico, def. David Marrero, Doubles
at home in the regular-season finale to finish 8-3. With Grier and star 6 p.m. — Iowa at Purdue, Big Ten Network PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at CHICAGO
BEARS: EAGLES: DNP: LB D.J. Alexander
Spain, and Hans Podlipnik-Castillo, Chile,
6-3, 6-4.
First Round
Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, and Sofia
offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste sitting out, the Mountaineers lost the 6 p.m. — Penn State at Michigan, ESPN (hamstring), DE Michael Bennett (foot), CB Kenin, United States, def. Lesley Kerkhove,
Camping World Bowl to Syracuse last week. West Virginia is facing a 6 p.m. — North Carolina State at Miami, ESPNU Sidney Jones (hamstring), QB Carson Wentz Brisbane International Netherlands, and Sabrina Santamaria, United
(back). LIMITED: DT Fletcher Cox (knee), QB Wednesday States, 2-6, 6-3, 10-6.
significant rebuild next season with Grier, Cajuste, star receiver David 6 p.m. — Illinois at Indiana, FS1 Nick Foles (ribs), C Jason Kelce (knee), T Jason
Peters (quadricep), G Isaac Seumalo (chest),
At Queensland Tennis Centre Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Laura
Brisbane, Australia Siegemund, Germany, def. Raluca Olaru,
Sills V and linebacker David Long all headed to the NFL. 6:30 p.m. — George Mason at St. Joseph’s, CBS WR Mike Wallace (ankle). BEARS: DNP: S Ed- Purse: Men, $501,345 (WT250); Women, $1 Romania, and Abigail Spears (1), United
die Jackson (ankle), LB Aaron Lynch (elbow). million (Premier) States, 6-3, 6-4.
Sports Network FULL: WR Taylor Gabriel (ribs), G Kyle Long Surface: Hard-Outdoor Monique Adamczak and Jessica Moore,
Florida juniors Scarlett, Joseph leaving early for NFL 8 p.m. — Minnesota at Wisconsin, Big Ten (ankle), WR Anthony Miller (shoulder), WR Al-
len Robinson (ribs).
Singles Australia, def. Kaitlyn Christian and Asia
Men Muhammad (3), United States, 3-6, 6-3, 12-10.
Network Second Round
draft College Bowl Schedule
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida running back Jordan Scarlett and
8 p.m. — St. Mary’s at San Francisco, ESPN2 Monday’s Game
Grigor Dimitrov (6), Bulgaria, def. John Millman,
Australia, 6-3, 6-4. Transactions
8 p.m. — Jacksonville State at Belmont, ESPNU College Football Championship Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, def. Kyle Edmund
Wednesday’s Moves
linebacker Vosean Joseph have decided to enter the NFL draft. At Santa Clara, California (3), Britain, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
The juniors announced their decisions via social media Wednes- 8 p.m. — Colorado at Arizona, FS1 Alabama (14-0) vs. Clemson (14-0), 7 p.m. Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. Denis Kudla, BASEBALL
American League
(ESPN) United States, 7-5, 6-2.
day, becoming the fourth and fifth Florida players to leave school early 8:30 p.m. — Wichita State at Memphis, CBS BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Koby Perez
Sports Network Football Championship Nick Kyrgios (8), Australia, def. Jeremy Chardy,
France, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3. senior director/international scouting.
and turn pro. MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed DH Nelson
Scarlett ran for 776 yards and five touchdowns in 2018. He sat out 10 p.m. — Stanford at UCLA, ESPN Subdivision Playoffs Milos Raonic (5), Canada, def. Miomir
Kecmanovic, Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (2).
Cruz to a one-year contract.
Championship SEATTLE MARINERS — Signed LHP Yusei
Daniil Medvedev (4), Russia, def. Andy Murray,
all of 2017 while being investigated for his role in a credit card scam. He 10 p.m. — BYU at Pacific, ESPNU Saturday’s Game
Britain, 7-5, 6-2.
Kikuchi to a four-year contract.
At Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas National League
was eventually charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and identity WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL North Dakota State (14-0) vs. Eastern Alex de Minaur (7), Australia, def. Jordan ATLANTA BRAVES — Named Mike Maroth
theft. He entered a pretrial intervention program that resulted in the Thompson, Australia, 6-4, 6-2.
6 p.m. — Mississippi State at Arkansas, SEC Washington (12-2), 11 a.m.
Women
pitching coach, Bobby Magallanes hitting
coach and Einar Diaz coach of Gwinnett
dismissal of the charges.
Joseph led the Gators (10-3) with 93 tackles this season, including
Network
8 p.m. — Connecticut at Baylor, ESPN
Hockey Second Round
Anastasija Sevastova (8), Latvia, def. Harriet
Dart, Britain, 6-2, 6-0.
(IL); Alfredo Amezaga coach of Mississippi
(SL); Barrett Kleinknect manager, Dan Meyer
pitching coach and Doug DeVore hitting coach
a goal-line stop on fourth down against Michigan in the Peach Bowl.
8 p.m. — South Carolina at Texas A&M, SEC NHL Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, def. Petra Kvitova (4),
Czech Republic, 7-5, 7-6 (1).
of Florida (FSL); Matt Tuiasosopo manager of
Nine of his tackles were for a loss, including four sacks. He also had EASTERN CONFERENCE
Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Kiki Bertens (6),
Rome (SAL); Anthony Nunez manager, Danny
four pass breakups. He was at his best against LSU in early October, Network
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Netherlands, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5.
Santiesteban hitting coach, Connor Narron
coach and Koji Kanemura trainer of Danville
finishing with 14 tackles and two sacks. GOLF Tampa Bay 40 31 7 2 64 168 117 Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Johanna (Appalachian); Barbaro Garbey second hitting
Toronto 39 26 11 2 54 144 109 Konta, Britain, 6-2, 7-6 (2). coach, Angel Flores coach and Austin Smith
5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of Boston 40 22 14 4 48 114 105 Karolina Pliskova (5), Czech Republic, def. trainer of the GCL Braves; and Doug Mansolino

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Buffalo
Montreal
Florida
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Marie Bouzkova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-2.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Elina
Svitolina (1), Ukraine, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3.
minor league field coordinator.
CHICAGO CUBS — Named Mark Loretta
bench coach and Bob Tewksbury coordinator,
Kikuchi finalizes $56M, four-year contract with Seattle 5 p.m. — Under Armour All-America Game,
Detroit
Ottawa
42 15 20 7 37 118 145
41 15 21 5 35 129 163
Doubles
Men
mental skills.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Promoted chief
SEATTLE — Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi has finalized Orlando, Florida, ESPN2 Metropolitan Division First Round operating officer Erik Greupner to president of
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury business operations.
four-year contract with the Seattle Mariners that guarantees $56 million NBA Washington 38 24 11 3 51 138 112 (4), Britain, def. Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, and FOOTBALL
and includes club options that could make it worth $109 million over 7 p.m. — Toronto at San Antonio, TNT
Pittsburgh 40 22 12 6 50 140 117 Ryan Harrison, United States, 6-2, 7-5. National Football League
Columbus 39 23 13 3 49 129 119 Quarterfinals BUFFALO BILLS — Fired offensive line coach
seven seasons. N.Y. Islanders 38 21 13 4 46 114 102 John Millman and John-Patrick Smith, Juan Castillo and receivers coach Terry
Seattle announced the agreement Wednesday, just ahead of the
9:30 p.m. — Houston at Golden State, TNT N.Y. Rangers 39 17 15 7 41 113 130 Australia, def. Ben Mclachlan, Japan, and Robiskie.
deadline for the 27-year-old to sign with a major league club. NHL Carolina 38 16 17 5 37 94 109
New Jersey 39 15 17 7 37 117 132
Jan-Lennard Struff (2), Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-4. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed DT Andrew
Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, and Wesley Brown to a reserve/future contract.
He receives a $6 million signing bonus and salaries of $8 million 6:30 p.m. — Chicago at NY Islanders, NBC Philadelphia 39 15 19 5 35 111 140 Koolhof, Netherlands, def. Kyle Edmund and CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DL Daniel
WESTERN CONFERENCE Neal Skupski, Britain, 6-1, 7-6 (5). Ekuale and Devaroe Lawrence, OL Kyle Friend
this year, $14 million in 2020 and $15 million in 2021. The agreement Sports Network Central Division Women and Brad Seaton, RB Devante Mays, WR
includes a $13 million player option for 2022, and Seattle has options SOCCER
Winnipeg
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
39 25 12 2 52 134 111
First Round Daniel Williams and DBs Robert Jackson,
Lenzy Pipkins and Tigie Sankoh to reserve/
Gabriela Dabrowski, Canada, and Xu Yifan (2),
worth $16.5 million annually for 2022-25. 1:55 p.m. — Premier League: Manchester City Nashville 41 24 15 2 50 124 104 China, def. Raquel Atawo, United States, and future contracts.
Seattle has until the third day after the 2021 World Series to exer- Dallas 41 21 16 4 46 113 110 Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, 6-4, 4-6, 10-5. DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Mark
vs. Liverpool, NBC Sports Network Colorado 41 19 14 8 46 138 128 Nicole Melichar, United States, and Kveta Thompson to a reserve/future contract.
cise all four team options. If the Mariners decline, Kikuchi has until the Minnesota 38 18 17 3 39 110 108 Peschke (3), Czech Republic, def. Daria HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed S A.J. Hendy
fifth day after the 2021 World Series to exercise his player option. Friday Chicago
St. Louis
42 15 21 6 36 121 153
37 15 18 4 34 102 123
Kasatkina, Russia, and Anett Kontaveit,
Estonia, 6-4, 7-5.
from the practice squad. Placed S Mike Tyson
on injured reserve.
Kikuchi was posted by the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions on Dec. 4. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Pacific Division Quarterfinals MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed WR Jeff
Under the rules in the November 2017 posting agreement, he had until GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan (4), Taiwan, Badet, LB Reshard Cliett, DT Curtis Cothran,
6 p.m. — Ball State at Toledo, CBS Sports Calgary 41 25 12 4 54 146 115 def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Galina C Cornelius Edison, TE Cole Hikutini, CB Jalen
Wednesday afternoon Seattle time to sign with a major league team. Vegas 43 24 15 4 52 130 115 Voskoboeva, Kazakhstan, 6-1, 7-5. Myrick, DE Ifeadi Odenigbo, RB Roc Thomas
Seattle owes Seibu $10,275,000 as a posting fee: 20 percent of
Network San Jose 42 22 13 7 51 145 133 and OTs Adam Bisnowaty and Storm Norton to
Anaheim 41 19 15 7 45 102 120 reserve/future contracts.
the first $25 million in guaranteed money, 17.5 percent of the next $25 6 p.m. — SMU at Tulane, ESPN2 Vancouver 43 20 19 4 44 128 136
Tuesday
NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed LS Taybor
Singles
million and 15 percent above that. The Mariners would owe Seibu a 6 p.m. — IUPUI at Illinois, ESPNU Edmonton 40 19 18 3 41 114 127 Men Pepper, RB Robert Martin, DB Ronald Zamort,
Arizona 40 17 21 2 36 101 115 LB Jonathan Anderson, WR Brittan Golden,
supplemental fee of $7.95 million if the club options are exercised — 15 8 p.m. — Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, CBS Los Angeles 41 16 22 3 35 92 121
First Round
Denis Kudla, United States, def. Taylor Fritz, DEs Myles Humphrey and Jake Ceresna and
OTs Victor Salako and Jylan Ware to reserve/
percent of the additional guaranteed money. Sports Network NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
United States, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-4.
future contracts.
Andy Murray, Britain, def. James Duckworth,
Kikuchi was 14-4 with a 3.08 ERA for Seibu last season. He was WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL overtime loss. Top three teams in each division
and two wild cards per conference advance to Australia, 6-3, 6-4.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed TE
Marcus Lucas, CB Tarvarus McFadden, WR
16-6 with a 1.97 ERA a year earlier. His fastball sits in the low-to-mid 7 p.m. — DePaul at Marquette, FS1 playoffs. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. Jan-Lennard Jordan Smallwood, S Terrell Williams Jr. and
Struff, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
90s and he has an array of off-speed pitches. COLLEGE GYMNASTICS Nick Kyrgios (8), Australia, def. Ryan Harrison,
OL Christian DiLauro and Najee Toran to
Wednesday’s Games reserve/future contracts.
United States, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6 (5).
8 p.m. — Women, Nebraska at UCLA, ESPN2 Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Rangers 2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, def. Thanasi
TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed DL Dee Liner
Tulowitzki agrees to one-year deal with Yankees COLLEGE HOCKEY
Calgary 5, Detroit 3
Vancouver 4, Ottawa 3, OT Kokkinakis, Australia, 7-6 (6), 6-4.
to a reserve/future contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WR Tre
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have obtained a low-cost Dallas 5, New Jersey 4 Jordan Thompson, Australia, def. Alex Bolt, McBride to a reserve/future contract.
6 p.m. — Men, Ohio State at Michigan State, Big Edmonton 3, Arizona 1 Australia, 6-3, 6-0. Canadian Football League
infield replacement, agreeing to a one-year contract with shortstop Troy Alex de Minaur (7), Australia, def. Alexei
Ten Network San Jose 5, Colorado 4
Popyrin, Australia, 6-2, 6-2.
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released DL Jake
Tulowitzki for the major league minimum $555,000, a person familiar Today’s Games Ceresna.
with the negotiations told The Associated Press. 8 p.m. — Men, Penn State at Minnesota, ESPNU Minnesota at Toronto, 1 p.m. Women
First Round
HOCKEY
Carolina at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. National Hockey League
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Wednesday GOLF Florida at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Sloane Stephens CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled G Jon Gillies
Calgary at Boston, 6 p.m. (3), United States, 6-4, 6-3. from Stockton (AHL).
because the agreement, first reported by ESPN, is subject to a 5 p.m. — PGA Tour, Sentry Tournament of Chicago vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Katerina DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Brian
successful physical. Champions, second round, Maui, Hawaii, GLF Memorial Coliseum, 6:30 p.m. Siniakova, Czech Republic, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Anastasija Sevastova (8), Latvia, def. Daria
Lashoff from Grand Rapids (AHL).
Vancouver at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned D Chris Butler
Tulowitzki idolized retired Yankees captain Derek Jeter and has HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Washington at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Gavrilova, Australia, 6-3, 6-3. and F Jordan Nolan to San Antonio (AHL).
Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Danielle VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Traded G Anders
worn No. 2 in his honor. A five-time All-Star who turned 34 in October, 10:30 p.m. — Mayfair at Sierra Canyon, ESPNU Friday’s Games Collins, United States, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6), 6-3. Nilsson and F Darren Archibald to Ottawa for
Tulowitzki has not played in the major leagues since July 2017 and was NBA Winnipeg at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, def. Anastasia SG Mike McKenna, F Tom Pyatt and a 2019
released by the Toronto Blue Jays last month. He was limited to 66 Nashville at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. Potapova, Russia, 6-4, 7-5. sixth-round draft pick.
7 p.m. — Dallas at Boston, NBA TV Columbus at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Second Round OLYMPIC SPORTS
games in 2017 because of a hamstring and right ankle injury. The ankle Washington at Dallas, 7 p.m. Naomi Osaka (2), Japan, def. Destanee Aiava, UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE —
required surgery last spring and he missed the entire season. 9:30 p.m. — Oklahoma City at Portland, NBA TV New Jersey at Arizona, 8 p.m. Australia, 6-3, 6-2. Announced Rich Bender, Brad Snyder and
N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 8 p.m. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, def. Kimberly Birrell, Beth Brooke-Marciniak have been named to
— From Staff and Wire Reports Vegas at Anaheim, 9 p.m. Australia, 6-4, 6-3. the board of directors.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Wednesday’s Men’s Major
College Scores
EAST
American U. 86, Boston U. 74
Brown 75, Maine 67
Bucknell 64, Army 63
Columbia 65, Binghamton 63
Lehigh 86, Lafayette 83
Texas Tech 62, West Virginia 59
Vermont 73, Dartmouth 59
Villanova 73, DePaul 68
Yale 92, Kennesaw St. 65
Campbell 95, Allen 48
SOUTH
Georgia Tech 79, SC-Upstate 63
High Point 101, Washington College (MD) 60
Maryland 74, Nebraska 72
Nicholls 78, Northwestern St. 72
North Carolina 77, Harvard 57
North Florida 104, Florida National 76
Presbyterian 72, SC State 70
South Florida 76, UConn 68
UCF 78, Temple 73
Wake Forest 83, Cornell 61
MIDWEST
Cincinnati 93, Tulane 61
Evansville 82, Drake 77, 2OT
Georgetown 84, Butler 76
Kansas 70, Oklahoma 63
Loyola of Chicago 79, Indiana St. 44
Michigan St. 81, Northwestern 55
N. Iowa 65, Bradley 47
Nebraska-Omaha 90, N. Dakota St. 77
S. Illinois 75, Missouri St. 70
Seton Hall 80, Xavier 70
Texas 67, Kansas St. 47
Valparaiso 58, Illinois St. 56
SOUTHWEST
Abilene Christian 68, New Orleans 58
Houston 74, Tulsa 56
Houston Baptist 88, Lamar 82, OT
Iowa St. 69, Oklahoma St. 63
McNeese St. 88, Incarnate Word 77
Prairie View 81, Huston-Tillotson 65
SMU 82, East Carolina 54
Stephen F. Austin 65, SE Louisiana 60
Texas A&M-CC 87, Cent. Arkansas 75
FAR WEST
Boise St. 69, Wyoming 55
Fresno St. 73, San Jose St. 53
Nevada 72, Utah St. 49
New Mexico 65, Air Force 58
South Dakota 71, Denver 70
UC Santa Barbara 109, Bethesda 47
UNLV 78, Colorado St. 76
The Associated Press
Men’s Top 25 Fared
Wednesday
1. Duke (11-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Clemson, Saturday.
2. Michigan (13-0) did not play. Next: vs.
Penn State, Thursday.
3. Tennessee (11-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Georgia, Saturday.
4. Virginia (12-0) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 9 Florida State, Saturday.
5. Kansas (12-1) beat No. 23 Oklahoma
70-63. Next: at Iowa State, Saturday.
6. Nevada (14-0) beat Utah State 72-49.
Next: at New Mexico, Saturday.
7. Gonzaga (13-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Santa Clara, Saturday.
8. Michigan State (12-2) beat
Northwestern 81-55. Next: at No. 14 Ohio
State, Saturday.
9. Florida State (12-1) did not play. Next:
at No. 4 Virginia, Saturday.
10. Virginia Tech (12-1) did not play. Next:
vs. Boston College, Saturday.
11. Texas Tech (12-1) beat West Virginia
62-59. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday.
12. Auburn (11-2) did not play. Next: at
Mississippi, Wednesday.
13. Kentucky (10-2) did not play. Next: at
Alabama, Saturday.
14. Ohio State (12-1) did not play. Next:
vs. No. 8 Michigan State, Saturday.
15. North Carolina (10-3) beat Harvard
77-57. Next: at Pittsburgh, Saturday.
16. Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Xavier, Sunday.
17. Mississippi State (12-1) did not play.
Next: at South Carolina, Tuesday.
18. North Carolina State (12-1) did not
play. Next: at Miami, Thursday.
19. Houston (14-0) beat Tulsa 74-56.
Next: vs. American, Sunday.
20. Buffalo (12-1) did not play. Next: at
Eastern Michigan, Friday.
21. Indiana (11-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Illinois, Thursday.
22. Wisconsin (10-3) did not play. Next:
vs. Minnesota, Thursday.
23. Oklahoma (11-2) lost to No. 5 Kansas
70-63. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday.
24. Nebraska (11-3) lost to Maryland
74-72. Next: at No. 25 Iowa, Sunday.
25. Iowa (11-2) did not play. Next: at
Purdue, Thursday.
The AP Men’s
Top 25 Schedule
Today’s Games
No. 2 Michigan vs. Penn State, 6 p.m.
No. 18 N.C. State at Miami, 6 p.m.
No. 21 Indiana vs. Illinois, 6 p.m.
No. 22 Wisconsin vs. Minnesota, 8 p.m.
No. 25 Iowa at Purdue, 6 p.m.
Caledonia
Continued from Page 1B
McCleskey, who doesn’t have a favorite
NBA team just a top player, Kevin Durant
of the Golden State Warriors. He also said
he likes Gasol, the Grizzlies’ center.
A crowd of 17,794 packed the FedEx
Forum for McCleskey’s last visit. He isn’t
sure if there will be a capacity crowd of
18,119 on Friday for Memphis’ game
against Brooklyn, but he is confident ev-
eryone will have a great experience play-
ing in a professional arena.
“I think it is going to be weird as far as
the 3-point line,” said McCleskey, refer-
ring to the different dimensions of arcs
for the 3-point lines in high school (19
feet, 9 inches), college (20-9), and NBA
(23-9 at its longest). “I will probably acci-
dentally shoot some NBA threes.”
McCleskey said he never has had to
look down and sort out which lines are
the ones he is supposed to shoot behind.
He said he won’t let it bother him Friday
and that he will just let his shots fly.
Caledonia High coach Gary Griffin
said he isn’t sure how many lines will be
on the court, but he knows all of the play-
Expansion
Continued from Page 1B
California. Like clockwork, the
discussion over whether the cur-
rent model is satisfactory has
been cranked up for weeks —
and that word momentum is nev-
er far away.
“It would seem to me that the
political momentum here is mov-
ing in the direction of taking a
real hard look at expanding this
in some way shape or form over
the next period of time, which I
think would be before the end
of this 12 years,” said Chris Bev-
ilacqua, co-founder of Bevilacqua
Helfant Ventures who has ad-
vised conferences in media rights
contract negotiations.
What is certain about playoff
expansion is that it will not be a
simple task. That alone suggests
later — after the completion of
the current media rights deal —
is a better bet than sooner.
There would be plenty of hur-
dles to clear, and the number of
teams and how they are chosen
is relatively simple compared to
everything else.
“I don’t think this is on a fast-
track at the moment,” Swofford
said. “But I do think there is an
openness and willingness to dis-
cuss it.”
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com THURSDAY, January 3, 2019 3B
Friday’s Game 12. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.
MSU Systems
No. 20 Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, 8 p.m. Illinois, Sunday. Continued from Page 1B Continued from Page 1B
13. Texas (11-2) beat Oklahoma State 60-51.
Saturday’s Games
Next: at West Virginia, Sunday. skilled,” Schaefer said. “I just lems when you go against an MSU hopes the of-
No. 1 Duke vs. Clemson, 7 p.m. 14. Syracuse (11-2) did not play. Next: at
No. 3 Tennessee vs. Georgia, 2:30 p.m.
No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 9 Florida State, 2 p.m.
Clemson, Thursday. think there are some tangibles opponent with a 6-foot-7 senior fense’s struggles are noth-
15. Michigan State (11-1) did not play. Next: at
No. 5 Kansas at Iowa State, 4 p.m. Northwestern, Thursday. that we have a lot of way to go center like Teaira McCowan ing more than growing
No. 6 Nevada at New Mexico, 7 p.m. 16. Kentucky (13-1) did not play. Next: vs.
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara, 8 p.m. Vanderbilt, Thursday. in.” and a 5-11 rebounding wizard pains. That hope is MSU
No. 8 Michigan State at No. 14 Ohio State, 11 a.m.
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. Boston College, 11 a.m.
17. Gonzaga (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Saint
Mary’s, Thursday. MSU has offered glimps- like Anriel Howard. will find every kink and
No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Kansas State, 1 p.m. 18. California (9-2) did not play. Next: vs.
UCLA, Friday.
es of its potential in a victory Still, Neighbors hopes his address them in the off-
No. 13 Kentucky at Alabama, Noon
No. 15 North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m.
19. Iowa (9-3) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska,
Thursday.
at then-No. 10 Texas and in a team’s style of play, which is season. Iowa coach Kirk
No. 23 Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, 1 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
20. Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. home victory against then- fueled by senior guard Mali- Ferentz said his team saw
24 DePaul, Friday.
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 21 Indiana, 3:30 p.m. 21. Texas A&M (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. No. 18 Marquette. MSU also ca Monk, one of the league’s the Moorhead offense it
No. 16 Marquette vs. Xavier, 11 a.m. 23 South Carolina, Thursday.
No. 19 Houston vs. American, 5 p.m. 22. Arizona State (9-3) did not play. Next: at showed it is capable of match- fastest players, wears on oppo- knew from its two meet-
Utah, Friday.
No. 22 Wisconsin at Penn State, 6:30 p.m.
No. 24 Nebraska at No. 25 Iowa, 4:30 p.m. 23. South Carolina (8-4) did not play. Next: at ing up with a top-five program nents, especially in the third ings against Penn State in
Southeastern
No. 21 Texas A&M, Thursday.
24. DePaul (10-4) did not play. Next: at No. 20 like Oregon, even though it and fourth quarters. MSU.
Conference Men
Marquette, Friday.
25. Iowa State (11-2) beat Kansas State 96-58.
suffered its only loss in an 82- “I think it is a compound- “There’s some similar-
Miss. State
Conf. Pct. Overall
0-0 .000 12-1
Pct.
.923
Next: at Kansas, Saturday. 74 setback on Dec. 18. Oregon ing effect where teams start ities obviously and some
Tennessee 0-0 .000 11-1 .917 The AP Women’s Top 25 was ranked No. 7 at the time to lose their legs a little bit differences, too, and prob-
Auburn 0-0 .000 11-2 .846
Kentucky 0-0 .000 10-2 .833 Schedule of the game. The Ducks have and turn over the basketball ably the biggest similarity
Ole Miss 0-0 .000 10-2 .833 Today’s Games
LSU 0-0 .000 10-3 .769 No. 1 UConn at No. 8 Baylor, 8 p.m. climbed to No. 5 in The Asso- or they may miss shots they is they both (have), in my
Alabama 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 No. 2 Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.
Arkansas 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 No. 3 Louisville vs. North Carolina, 6 p.m. ciated Press Top 25. made in the first half,” Neigh- mind, (is) the quarterback
No. 7 Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m.
Missouri
Vanderbilt
0-0 .000 9-3
0-0 .000 9-3
.750
.750 No. 9 N.C. State vs. Duke, 6 p.m. Schaefer lamented his bors said. “We do have to do was the catalyst,” Iowa
Georgia
Florida
0-0 .000 8-4
0-0 .000 8-4
.667
.667
No. 10 Tennessee at Auburn, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Syracuse at Clemson, 6 p.m.
team’s inability to get a defen- some different things. Oppo- coach Kirk Ferentz said.
Texas A&M
S. Carolina
0-0 .000 6-5
0-0 .000 5-7
.545
.417
No. 15 Michigan State at Northwestern, 7 p.m.
No. 16 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt, 6 p.m.
sive stop against Oregon. He nents also have to do some dif- Said Moorhead, “I
No. 17 Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s, 8 p.m. also wasn’t pleased with the ferent things against us, like think there’s a signifi-
Wednesday’s Games No. 19 Iowa vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m.
No games scheduled No. 21 Texas A&M vs. No. 23 South Carolina, fact he thought Oregon was using a post player to guard a cant amount of carryover.
Thursday’s Games 8 p.m.
No games scheduled Friday’s Games “tougher” than his team on guard. As hard as it is to play There’s some things we’ve
Friday’s Games
No games scheduled
No. 5 Oregon vs. Washington, 8 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford vs. Southern Cal, 10 p.m. that night. Mississippi State, we have to done at Penn State and
Saturday’s Games
Kentucky at Alabama, Noon (ESPN)
No. 11 Oregon State vs. Washington State, 9 p.m.
No. 18 California vs. UCLA, 9 p.m.
“I think the common thread be as hard for them to guard.” other places I’ve been that
Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network)
Arkansas at Texas A&M, 5 p.m. (SEC Network)
No. 20 Marquette vs. No. 24 DePaul, 7 p.m. is we probably competed in all Given Arkansas’ desire to maybe not necessarily fit
No. 22 Arizona State at Utah, 8 p.m.
South Carolina at Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday’s Games of them (games against Texas, play quickly, the game could because of who we have.
Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. (SEC Network) No. 4 Maryland vs. Ohio State, 3 p.m.
Sunday’s Games No. 17 Gonzaga vs. Pacific, 2 p.m. Marquette, and Oregon) and turn into a track meet. Last sea- But I would say the base
No games scheduled
No. 25 Iowa State at Kansas, 1 p.m.
the thing that we’re missing is son, MSU beat Arkansas 111-69 foundation and structure
Wednesday’s Women’s Sunday’s Games
No. 1 UConn at Houston, 11 a.m. the consistency piece,” Schae- in Starkville. This season, MSU of it was the same.”
Major College Score No. 2 Notre Dame at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m.
EAST
No. 3 Louisville at Duke, 1 p.m. fer said. is averaging 92.6 points per In the final weeks of the
No. 5 Oregon vs. Washington State, 5 p.m.
Albany (NY) 61, Binghamton 56
Columbia 88, Hampton 63
No. 6 Stanford vs. UCLA, 3 p.m. Arkansas (11-3) likely will game and is shooting 52.1 per- season, Fitzgerald became
No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 16 Kentucky,
Duquesne 54, Temple 53 4 p.m. test MSU’s consistency with an cent from the field. Arkansas is more aware he would have
Hartford 64, Stony Brook 36
Maine 67, New Hampshire 46
No. 8 Baylor at Texas Tech, Noon
No. 9 N.C. State at Boston College, 1 p.m. up-tempo attack that involves averaging 74.6 ppg. and is shoot- to overcome having just
Mass.-Lowell 54, Vermont 51
Mount St. Mary’s 89, Radford 77
No. 10 Tennessee vs. Missouri, 1 p.m.
No. 11 Oregon State vs. Washington, 4 p.m.
a lot of 3-pointers. The Razor- ing 38.6 from the field. one year to run Moor-
SOUTH
Abilene Christian 59, New Orleans 52
No. 12 Minnesota vs. Illinois, 3 p.m. backs have attempted only 59 Neighbors doesn’t shy away head’s offense. He also
No. 13 Texas at West Virginia, 3 p.m.
Furman 76, Presbyterian 68 No. 14 Syracuse at Virginia Tech, 1 p.m. more shots from the field than from the fact that the Razor- knew the quarterbacks
Gardner-Webb 62, W. Carolina 52 No. 15 Michigan State at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Incarnate Word 68, McNeese St. 66 No. 18 California vs. Southern Cal, 5 p.m. the Bulldogs, but Oklahoma backs are going to push tempo behind him, led by Keyta-
Jacksonville 71, Mercer 66
Liberty 61, West Chester 42
No. 21 Texas A&M at LSU, 2 p.m.
No. 22 Arizona State at Colorado, 3 p.m. transfer Chelsea Dungee and and shoot quickly. He joked on Thompson, would not
NC Central 55, Wilberforce 49
Nicholls 97, Northwestern St. 86
No. 23 South Carolina vs. Alabama, 11 a.m. former Jones College standout that they often will shoot the be limited that way. He
Richmond 59, UNC-Greensboro 48 SEC Women Alexis Tolefree have attempted ball fast so they don’t have time has expressed excitement
Stephen F. Austin 62, SE Louisiana 51 Conf. Pct. Overall Pct.
MIDWEST Kentucky 0-0 .000 13-1 .929 74 and 121 3-pointers, respec- to turn it over. Still, with add- about what Thompson will
Auburn 0-0 .000 12-1 .923
Iowa St. 96, Kansas St. 58
SOUTHWEST Miss. State 0-0 .000 12-1 .923 tively. Chloe Bibby (58) has ed confidence from a strong be able to do with that ad-
Lamar 63, Houston Baptist 50
North Dakota 75, Oral Roberts 67
Tennessee
Texas A&M
0-0 .000 11-1
0-0 .000 11-2
.917
.846
attempted the most 3-pointers showing against a non-confer- vanced knowledge. Some
Oklahoma 66, Texas Tech 61 Arkansas
Missouri
0-0 .000 11-3
0-0 .000 11-3
.786
.786
for the Bulldogs. ence slate that includes loss- already are seeing signs of
TCU 62, West Virginia 48
Texas 60, Oklahoma St. 51 LSU 0-0 .000 9-3 .750 Neighbors, who is in his es to Arizona State and Iowa the time paying off.
Georgia 0-0 .000 9-4 .692
FAR WEST
Boise St. 72, Wyoming 64 S. Carolina 0-0 .000 8-4 .667 second season at Arkansas af- State and victories against “(Thompson) got all of
Colorado St. 52, UNLV 49
Fresno St. 77, San Jose St. 48
Alabama
Ole Miss
0-0 .000 8-5
0-0 .000 6-8
.615
.429 ter building Washington into a Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Tul- the spring, he got a lot of
New Mexico 78, Air Force 57 Vanderbilt
Florida
0-0 .000 5-8
0-0 .000 4-9
.385
.308
national power, said his team sa, Neighbors feels Arkansas fall camp, and I think you
Utah St. 79, Nevada 76
is “10-15 points better” than it is on the right track. can see there’s a different
The AP Women’s Wednesday’s Games
No games scheduled was last season, when he led “We gave Malica Monk her level of confidence,” Getsy
Top 25 Fared Today’s Games
Wednesday Mississippi State at Arkansas, 6 p.m. the squad to a 13-18 (3-13 SEC) 1,000th point ball and she smiled said. “He’s a guy when you
1. UConn (31) (11-0) did not play. Next: at No. 8
Baylor, Thursday.
(SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Kentucky, 6 p.m.
mark in 2017-18. He credited and gave me a big hug and said, call a play, he knows what
2. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: vs.
Pittsburgh, Thursday.
Tennessee at Auburn, 6 p.m.
LSU at Georgia, 6 p.m.
the Razorbacks’ improvement ‘Before you got here I dreamed that play means and what
3. Louisville (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. North
Carolina, Thursday.
Ole Miss at Missouri, 7 p.m. to the fact they have more of scoring 500 points,” Neigh- the objective of that play
Florida at Georgia, 7 p.m.
4. Maryland (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Ohio
State, Saturday.
South Carolina at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. shooters and that they are a bors said. “If you’re a kid who is, so he’s very decisive.
5. Oregon (11-1) did not play. Next: vs.
(SEC Network
Friday’s Games little deeper. He also said his can score we’re going to let you “Getting those experi-
Washington, Friday.
6. Stanford (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No games scheduled
Saturday’s Games
team’s ability to have four point go. ... I think recruits and players ences, those reps, that’s
Southern Cal, Friday.
No games scheduled guards on the court at the same in our system feel confident they the best way to learn.
7. Mississippi State (12-1) did not play. Next: at
Sunday’s Games
Arkansas, Thursday.
8. Baylor (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Alabama at South Carolina, 11 a.m. (ESPNU) time enables it to share the bas- have earned the right to (shoot) There’s nothing that beats
Auburn at Florida, Noon (SEC Network)
UConn, Thursday.
9. N.C. State (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Duke, Missouri at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (ESPN2) ketball and to take care of it. and are allowed to go play.” that.”
Thursday.
10. Tennessee (11-1) did not play. Next: at
Arkansas at Ole Miss, 2 p.m. (SEC Network)
Georgia at Vanderbilt, 2 p.m.
The flip side, he said, is Follow Dispatch sports editor Follow Dispatch sports
Auburn, Thursday. Texas A&M at LSU, 2 p.m.
Kentucky at Mississippi State, 4 p.m.
Arkansas doesn’t have a lot of Adam Minichino on Twitter @ writer Brett Hudson on
11. Oregon State (10-2) did not play. Next: vs.
Washington State, Friday. (SEC Network) size, which could present prob- ctsportseditor Twitter @Brett_Hudson
ers will have to adjust to the more spa- “They communicate. They play well year.”
cious confines and different sight lines. together. They don’t mind sharing the Griffin hopes that mentality will stick.
“I feel this will be a good experience basketball,” said Griffin, whose team He also hopes a game in a venue like the
for our students,” said Griffin, who is 2-1 in Class 4A, Region 2. “When we FedEx Forum will set the stage for suc-
played college basketball at Porterville started practice, I could tell a sense of to- cess in other arenas. Caledonia will play
College in California and Mid Plains getherness with the kids. Each kid on the its Class 4A, Region 2 tournament at the
Community College in North Platte, Ne- floor can handle the basketball, so when Davis Event Center on the campus of
braska. “When I look back, you look at you have five players who can dribble and Itawamba Community College in Fulton.
the memories you have created, I think pass and create for each other, it becomes The Mississippi High School Activities
this will be a great experience to play on very easy for them to work together.” Association (MHSAA) will kick off state
the Memphis Grizzlies’ floor.” McCleskey agreed that chemistry has tournament play March 1 in Jackson at
Griffin is looking forward to seeing been an important part of the Confed-
Jackson State, Mississippi Coliseum. For-
his boys team, which is 14-2, and his girls erates’ success. He said he and senior
ty-eight boys teams and 48 girls teams
team, which is 2-10, experience basket- Romeo Sanders made a point before the
will compete for the chance to play for a
ball on a bigger scale. He said the girls season to stress the importance of play-
team, which has eight ninth-graders and ing together after the 2017-18 team had state title.
five 10th-graders, continues to learn how its share of growing pains. This season, “We very easily could be 16-0, so we’re
to play together and at a faster pace. He Caledonia has benefited from the arriv- in a good place,” Griffin said, “but any
said the boys team, which has lost only to al of Tyrin Johnson and Devonte Martin coach you talk to will say never be satis-
Noxubee County and Shannon (both by from Columbus High. The maturation of fied because the road always can bumpy.
one point), has grown from last season, Sanders also has helped everyone elevate You’re only an injury away or something
his first as head coach at the school. He their games. crazy happening away from losing 10 in a
said Jarvis Leigh has learned a lot after “We were playing more selfish last row. That is the way you have to approach
starting last season as a freshman, as has year,” McCleskey said. “We bought in at it.”
McCleskey, who also saw a lot of minutes the beginning of the season to be unself- Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam
in 2017-18. ish. We have played as a team more this Minichino on Twitter @ctsportseditor
WHEN AND WHERE on the road. cision-makers want. But it’s unclear how well-po- questions about format. Automatic bids for Pow-
College football is currently a one-semester Another when factor: Would the College sitioned the network is to cough up millions for er Five conferences? Best eight teams? Some
sport and university presidents want to keep it that Football Playoff want to compete with the NFL, more playoff games. combination of automatic qualifiers and rankings?
way. There is a lot already packed into the window which plays regular-season games on Saturdays IMPACT ON REGULAR SEASON AND BOWLS Where do the Group of Five conferences fit? Keep
from Labor Day weekend when the season opens during weeks 15 and 16 of its 17-week schedule? College football Saturdays are an event for the selection committee or not? If yes, change the
If so, the value of those games drops for a broad- every campus community and the decision-mak-
to about Jan. 10 when the championship game criteria by which it selects teams or keep it highly
caster paying the rights fee. ers want to keep it that way. The playoff has al-
is played. Last year, the NCAA football oversight subjective?
committee looked at creating a slightly longer HEALTH AND SAFETY AND MONEY ready devalued the regular season in some ways
Charlotte athletic director Mike Hill favors an
season to ensure at least two open dates for each More often than not teams that reach the CFP and expansion would continue that trend.
eight-team format, with automatic bids for Power
team every year. That meant starting preseason championship game will play a total of 15 games. There are no more Games of the Century,
Five champions and the highest-ranked Group of
practice in July, before summer classes ended at With the long-term effects of football more scru- regular-season matchups with ridiculously high
Five team along with two at-large slots.
many schools. The idea was dropped. tinized than ever before, adding even one more stakes. But four playoff spots have kept more
game is not something done lightly. teams involved in the championship race deep- “There are too many quality teams who could
Keeping the same calendar would mean
“We have different obligations than profes- er into November. Eight spots keeps even more legitimately win the national title but are left out of
playoff games in the middle of December, but that
would conflict with final exams on many campus- sional sports commissioners who are primarily in teams involved, but eventually there will be an the playoff,” he wrote to AP. “The challenge will
it for the entertainment value and driving as much Auburn-Alabama game or Michigan-Ohio State be in determining where to play first-round games.
es. That space has also been declared off limits
by university presidents. revenue,” said former Big 12 Commissioner Dan game or maybe a conference title game that ... It would be a major challenge with one week’s
Want to play quarterfinals on campuses the Beebe, who was a staunch playoff opponent back will feature two highly ranked teams playing for notice.”
third week of December, two weeks after confer- in the days of the Bowl Championship Series. seeding. NEXT STEPS
ence championship weekend? Now it’s not just “We have to consider these are student athletes, It’s easy to scoff at the importance of all the The CFP management committee meets the
the athletes who are being disrupted during finals, non-compensated young people.” bowls, with players skipping them more and more. morning of the Alabama-Clemson game in San
but the campus and the surrounding community. Uncompensated, but for how much longer? But there are 130 FBS teams and maybe 15 per- Jose, California. For the first time since the playoff
“Have you ever tried to get a hotel (on A federal court case in California challenges the cent have a realistic chance to make the current was launched in 2014, there is real intrigue about
short-notice) in Clemson, South Carolina? Or legality of the NCAA’s amateurism model and playoff. Increase the berths to eight and maybe the future of format. There has been plenty of talk,
compensation being capped at the value of a that percentage doubles. The majority of teams
Blacksburg, Virginia?” Clemson athletic director but no signs yet it will lead to action.
Dan Radakovich said. scholarship. The NCAA has no involvement with are still playing for the best bowl spot possible. The BCS crumbled under the weight of neg-
It has been suggested the quarterfinals could the CFP, which is run by the FBS conferences. That’s how those schools keep their fans en-
ative public opinion. Fans hated it and the com-
replace conference championship games. Good The playoff currently generates about $470 million gaged.
missioners were tired of defending it. The CFP is
luck with that. First off, the Southeastern Confer- per year that is distributed throughout all levels of The current powerbrokers in college football
not there yet.
ence has made it clear it has no desire to get rid college football. mostly grew up in the bowl system. They created
“There’s widespread satisfaction with the
of an event that is worth about $75 million to the “Well if you’re going to put one more (round) the playoff to protect it. Expansion would further
league. Still, if an expanded playoff has automatic and everybody else gets enriched, what’s going damage it. And while some fans don’t care about four-team college football playoff,” CFP executive
director Bill Hancock said. “But clearly there are
bids for conference champions, those title games to happen with the ones who are playing in those the Rose Bowl kicking off at 5 p.m. Eastern on
some individuals who are thinking about whether
become far more interesting and valuable to me- games that are enriching everybody else?” Beebe New Year’s Day so the sun sets behind the San
dia companies holding their broadcast rights. said. Gabriel Mountains in the second half, a lot of peo- or not it’s necessary to even begin any kind of dis-
Shortening the regular-season from 12 to ESPN executives are quick to point out they ple with influence do. cussion about the future. There may be some who
11 games also comes with a cost to schools that do not decide what happens with the playoff and WHO GETS IN? want to talk now. There may be others who are not
make millions hosting or get big payouts for going would be fine with expansion if that’s what the de- If everything else is sorted out, there are also ready. We may ponder when to ponder.”
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Cowboys
Continued from Page 3B
perhaps headed to his third
straight All-Pro selection. Join-
ing him among those leading
tacklers? Not Lee, but Cowboys
rookie Leighton Vander Esch.
And that’s only the half of it
with Dallas (10-6), which will host
the Seahawks (10-6) in a wild-
card game Saturday night. Jay-
lon Smith is the other under-25
linebacker getting most of the
attention, while Lee’s presence
almost feels like an afterthought
in another injury-plagued year for
the two-time Pro Bowler.
“I think when you have two
young guys who are playing are
playing at a Pro Bowl caliber, in
years past, missing the time,
you’d probably be, ‘Hey I need to
be back to help this team,’” Lee
said. “When you have guys like
that playing that well, you know
you can take your time.”
The 28-year-old Wagner, draft-
ed two years after Lee but four
years younger, doesn’t sound like
someone willing to wait around
for anyone anytime soon. Asked
if he was ever a sloppy tackler,
Wagner started his reply with,
“Sloppy tackler?”
“Maybe when I was an infant
and I was barely walking,” said
Wagner, the only player with
fewer than five missed tackles
(he has one) among those with
at least 100 tackles this season,
according to SportRadar. “Legs
weren’t fully developed yet.”
It was never Lee’s style for that
sort of brash answer, even in his
prime. But now the questions are
about how many snaps he needs
to feel comfortable in a playoff
game after missing six of the last
eight games in the regular season
and nine overall with two ham-
string injuries. Or about whether
he will even have a prominent
role now that he’s healthy.
“Sean Lee is someone who
can have a huge impact on our
team,” coach Jason Garrett said.
“Those other guys have played
awfully well also, so we’ll work it
out as the week goes on.”
In the past, there wasn’t any-
thing to work out when Lee
was ready to return from injury.
While a knee injury sidelined
him for all of the most recent sea-
son in which the Cowboys won
a playoff game (2014), Lee was
the best defensive player for the
NFC’s top seed in 2016.
Dallas lost a divisional playoff
to Green Bay at home to finish
the only one of Lee’s nine sea-
sons in which he didn’t miss a
game because of injury, while the
Seahawks fell in the same round
to Atlanta.
Lee has missed nearly half
the games since then because of
hamstring issues, but is praised
for how he has mentored Vander
Esch and Smith, by far the team’s
top two tacklers.
“You come into the meetings
so excited because you see these
young guys at the beginning of
their career wanting to do every-
thing to help this team,” Lee said.
“And you see yourself in them
when you were young. I try to
help them, but they also help me
with their energy.”
Smith was a rookie rehab-
bing a knee injury from his final
game at Notre Dame when Dallas
made the playoffs two years ago.
Vander Esch still hadn’t started a
game at Boise State, just a couple
of years removed from walking
on there after playing eight-man
high school football in tiny Rig-
gins, Idaho.
Now the Cowboys are just
trying to find Lee playing time
among those two.
“You go to one side of the field
and one guy is flying over and
making a tackle for loss and then
you try the other side, and the
other guy is making a tackle for
loss,” Wagner said of his young
counterparts. “Every time one
of them makes a play, they’re the
first one congratulating them and
to me, that’s fun to watch.”
Don’t think the Cowboys hav-
en’t noticed Wagner, particularly
since they have just one touch-
down combined the past three
times they’ve faced his defense.
“Turn on the tape,” quarter-
back Dak Prescott said. “He’s an
elite linebacker, and he’s been
that way for a long time. He’s the
quarterback of their defense. He
knows for the most part the of-
fense’s formations and the things
that they like to do out of that and
that puts him ahead of the game.”

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: When Bridget student who has been battling
My son-in- visits, she likes depression over the past few
law gave me to bring along months. I didn’t do well on a
a tablet that he little toys and recent very important exam,
was not using, as treats for my and I’ve sunk even deeper into
he had upgraded. cats. That’s fine, my depression.
He removed most but she also I have tried reaching out
of his information. opens bags of to fellow classmates about it,
When I went to loose catnip but they tell me to just suck it
set up my ac- and sprinkles it up or assume I want attention.
counts, I noticed throughout the I tried talking to my family,
his list of apps house. My hus- but ever since the loss of a
ZITS and passwords
was still present
band hates it be-
cause the catnip
beloved pet, my parents are
having a difficult time emotion-
and saw four ac- gets everywhere, ally, and I don’t want to trouble
counts to an adult and it’s a chore them even further.
dating site. to clean up. I feel trapped and lonely
My daughter
Dear Abby When he politely and there’s only so much more
and SIL have asked Bridget to I can take of putting on a mask
been together/married for four stop, she told him to “stuff it” every day to pretend I’m happy.
years. The tablet is less than and said the cats like it. I’m not sure where to go from
2 years old. I don’t know what She continues to do it every here. Any advice would be
to do: (1) act like I never saw time she comes over, and my greatly appreciated. — LONELY
it, (2) tell him what I found and husband has grown more and AND DEPRESSED IN CHICAGO
hope for a good explanation, or more upset. I’m not sure how DEAR LONELY: Putting on
(3) tell my daughter. This will to mediate this. What can I do? a mask isn’t the solution. The
destroy her. Please help! — — CAT-ASTROPHE IN ATLANTA problem with depression is
GARFIELD SIGN ME DEVASTATED
DEAR SIGN ME: Tell your
DEAR CAT-ASTROPHE: At
this point, Bridget isn’t bringing
that, like any other untreated
illness, it can grow worse.
son-in-law what you found and the catnip over because she Because your depression
ask for an explanation. What thinks your cats like it. She’s began BEFORE that exam, I’m
he tells you will determine what doing it to antagonize your hus- recommending you consult
steps you should take next. band. If you continue allowing one of the psychiatrists at the
DEAR ABBY: My husband her to do this, it could affect medical school for guidance.
and my best friend, “Bridget,” your relationship with your hus- Please don’t wait to do it. You
do not get along. They remain band, so if you’re smart, you should also tell your parents,
civil most of the time, but one will back him up and tell her to pet death or no pet death,
thing is threatening to ruin the cut it out. (Meow!) because they need to know
peace. DEAR ABBY: I’m a medical as well.

CANDORVILLE Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
3). The beauty of this new
chapter is in its breeziness. A
burden drops within five week’s
time, leaving you physically
buoyant, mentally unfettered
and emotionally exuberant. After
that, a bout of financial luck cre-
ates further ease. Keep it small,
save up and don’t complicate
things with too many partners
or contracts. Gemini and Virgo
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 10, 31, 4, 47 and 37.
BABY BLUES ARIES (March 21-April
19). You can be angry with
someone and love that person
at the same time. You can be
disappointed in an action and
still stand behind the general
plan. Complexities will come
into play, and you’ll manage
them beautifully.
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Get centered and do your best
without looking around to see
how anyone else is doing. The
only thing you should be com-
paring yourself with is your own
past performance, and even
that might be a bad idea.
GEMINI (May 21-June
21). It’s easy to get excited
about your own idea, but when
someone else’s idea has you
excited and willing to work, you
know it must be a good one. Be
generous, but also clear about
the arrangement going forward.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Experience always grows you.
So when the choice is between
what you know and what you
don’t know, you’ll choose what
you don’t know... as long as
it’s not terribly inconvenient or
expensive.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Rela-
tionships improve because you
put thought into resolving your
issues with another person. And
the other person doesn’t even
have to know about it! Your
change is enough to change the
whole dynamic.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
The basics of good commu-
nication aren’t universally
distributed at birth. Eye contact,
listening, affirming through
verbal or nonverbal cues...
this must be learned. And not
everyone you’ll deal with today
has learned it yet.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
Oscar Wilde summed up today’s
predicament very well when he
said, “Anybody can sympathise
with the sufferings of a friend,
but it requires a very fine nature
to sympathise with a friend’s
successes.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). As an intuitive person, you
know that inner guidance can be
illogical and sometimes doesn’t
quite culminate into something
you can make sense of. But it
does often enough, which is
why you’ll keep paying attention.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). When you really comb back
over what you’ve been taught,
you’ll find that you disagree with
more of it than you care to bring
up over the dinner table. Some
battles are best shrugged off.
Vive la difference.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). You’ll take notice of who
you are around different people
– what each brings out in you
– so you can surround yourself
with people who bring out your
best and brightest, and/or a
lighthearted, surprising side
of you.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Oddly enough, your work
will be best noticed when you
do not do it. So, pull back on
the efforts. Let them feel the
void. And then pull back a little
more so they can understand
the exact nature of your typical
contributions.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Basic niceties are well
within normal expectations, but
the problem is that not everyone
was brought up with the same
manners and customs. You may
have to gently educate others
about what you need.

Fly in the ointment

SOLUTION:
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Business briefs

Courtesy photo
Citizens National Chief Executive Officer Archie McDonnell, Community Development Director Tra Alford, Commu-
nity Development Mortgage Officer Leslie Portis and Chief Marketing Officer Scott Sills stand for a photo at the
22nd CRA and Fair Lending Colloquium held in Hollywood, Florida Nov. 6, 2018. At the event, Citizens National
was recognized with a 2018 Community Impact Award for helping underserved area residents establish credit,
improve credit scores and secure affordable home loans.

CNB Receives Community Impact Award

Citizens National Bank has been recognized with a 2018 Community Impact Award. The announcement
was made on Nov. 6 at the 22nd annual CRA & Fair Lending Colloquium, which was held in Hollywood, Fla.
The event was sponsored by Wolters Kluwer, which is a global leader in information services and solutions for
professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors.
The Community Impact Award honors financial institutions for the breadth of their positive impact to low
and moderate income communities and their innovative application of community development programs where
they do business. Citizens National was recognized specifically for their Power of Local Community Develop-
ment Program, which helps the unbanked and underserved in their community to establish credit, improve
credit scores and secure affordable home loans.

Waters Companies earn Presidential Award. and most importantly, customer

Presidential Award
Waters Truck and Tractor and
Waters International Trucks, a
local International Truck commer-
cial dealership, has received the
prestigious International Truck
The Presidential Award,
introduced in 2018, honors the
top seven percent of International
Truck dealerships that achieve the
highest level of performance in
terms of operating and financial
standards, market representation
satisfaction. Only 15 of over 700
dealerships across the U.S. and
Canada are chosen for this honor
and Waters Companies has won
two years in a row. They have also
been an MBJ Top 100 Business for
the last nine years.

Sports betting will be no

home run for state budgets
In Nevada, revenue from sports betting
has accounted for roughly one half of 1
percent of the entire state budget
By WAYNE PARRY
and GEOFF MULVIHILL
The Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.
— The race to legalize
sports betting is on now
that the U.S. Supreme
Court has allowed it in all
50 states, but will it pro-
vide enough extra tax
revenue to make much of
a difference for schools,
roads or pension debt?
Don’t bet on it.
Just look to the states
that capitalized imme-
diately after the court’s
ruling last spring and to
Nevada, which previously
had an effective monopoly
on sports gambling. Even
though the market is still
developing, the returns to
date have been modest.
In Nevada, revenue
from sports betting has
accounted for roughly one
half of 1 percent of the en-
tire state budget.
“Everything I’ve seen
so far suggests that this
would not be what one
would consider to be a pot
of gold,” said Ohio state
Sen. John Eklund, a Re-
publican who introduced
legislation to legalize
sports betting in his state.
Delaware, Mississippi,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, and West
Virginia legalized sports
betting last year after the
Supreme Court decision,
as did the District of Co-
lumbia. Although New
Mexico has not passed
a sports betting law, the
Santa Ana Star Casino &
Hotel started taking bets
in October through a trib-
al gambling compact.
Lawmakers in Ken-
tucky, Missouri, Ohio,
Tennessee and Virginia
already have filed bills to
allow sports betting, and
those who track the in-
dustry expect a total of 30
states to consider similar
ones this year.
The expected stam-
pede of states seeking to
legalize it has parallels to
the growing trend toward
legalizing recreational
marijuana, which 10 states
have done and others are
considering.
As with marijuana, law-
makers say they are moti-
vated in large part because
sports betting has been a
black market activity out-
side Nevada. Legalizing it
would allow states to im-
pose regulations and take
in at least some money.

North Mississippi Health Services buys Amory hospital

The Associated Press
AMORY — A hospi-
tal is changing hands
in northern Mississippi
after its previous owner
filed for bankruptcy.
Gilmore Memorial
Hospital in Amory be-
came part of North Mis-
sissippi Health Services
on Tuesday. The new
name is North Mississip-
pi Medical Center Gilm-
ore-Amory.
Curae Health sold
Gilmore to the Tupe-
lo-based system, finaliz-
ing the deal Friday, the
Northeast Mississippi
Daily Journal reported.
Officials previously
said North Mississippi
Health Services expect-
ed to pay $14.2 million to
acquire the land, plant,
property and equipment.
It was to assume a $3.3
million lease on the med-
ical office building.
Curae Health filed for
bankruptcy in August,
citing financial chal-
lenges from government
funding cuts, unfunded
care mandates and other
pressures. It announced
it would sell hospitals in
Amory, Batesville and
Clarksdale, Mississippi.
According to court fil-
ings, three hospitals had
$96 million in liabilities.
Gilmore was found-
ed in 1916. It was a pri-
vate, not-for-profit, local-
ly owned hospital until
2005, when directors sold
it to Florida-based Health
Management Associates.
The 95-bed hospital then
became part of Communi-
ty Health Systems under a
2014 merger with Health
Management Associates.
Curae Health purchased
Gilmore and the Bates-
ville hospital from Com-
munity Health Systems
in May 2017 and returned
the hospital to nonprofit
status. It purchased the
Clarksdale hospital in No-
vember 2017.
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LOWNDES COUNTY LOWNDES COUNTY ing, sodding, & tree cut- January 5, from 8-11 Downtown Area- dated home. Features
ting. 356-6525. AM. Located at 1632 2BR/1BA, CH&A, hard- include a wonderful
Letters of Administra- CAUSE NO. 2018-0258- Rockhill Road in Stark- wood, appliances, no shaded back yard,
tion have been granted B ville. Start your New pets, spacious, walk to covered patio, screened
and issued to the under- Painting & Papering 1620 Year off right with bar- MUW. NO HUD. porch, raised flower
signed upon the estate Letters Testamentary gains on furniture, appli- Agent Owned. beds, and a well for
of JOHN DANIEL have been granted and SULLIVAN'S PAINT ances, building materi- $675.00/$675.00.
SERVICE duty free watering. Ex-
GENTRY, deceased, by issued to the under- als and more. All pro- tremely spacious and
the Chancery Court of signed upon the Estate Certified in lead ceeds go directly into
removal. Offering spe- building a Habitat home Convenience- reduced to $135,000.
Lowndes County, Mis- of Richard L. Anderson, 2BR/1BA, almost fin- Call Emily C. Moody for
sissippi, on the 13th deceased, by the Chan- cial prices on interior & in Oktibbeha County. ished make-over. CH/A, a private viewing.
day of December A.D., cery Court of Lowndes exterior painting, pres-
sure washing & sheet new flooring, paint, ap- Long & Long, Realtors
2018. This is to give no- County, Mississippi, on pliances & more. No @ 662-328-0770 or
tice to all persons hav- the 18th day of Decem- rock repairs.
Free Estimates pets, no HUD. 662-574-3903.
ing claims against said ber, A. D., 2018. This is Sporting Goods 4720 Agent Owned.
Call 435-6528
estate to Probate and to give notice to all per- $450.00/$450.00. Houses For Sale: Southside
Register same with the sons having claims ED SANDERS Gunsmith
Chancery Clerk of against said estate to Open for season! 9-5, 8300
Stump Removal 1790 Tues-Fri & 9-12, Sat. West Point-
Lowndes County, Mis- Probate and Register Large 1BR/1BA, gas
sissippi, within ninety same with the Chan- Over 50 years experi- 2BR/1BA Gas stove &
ence! Repairs, cleaning, space heat, window air. heat. Move-in ready. 1
(90) days from this cery Clerk of Lowndes Water furnished. No
date. A failure to so Pro- County, Mississippi, refinishing, scopes BR Apt. attached that
mounted & zeroed, pets or HUD. needs work. $21,000.
bate and Register said within ninety (90) days Agent Owned.
claim will forever bar the from the first publica- handmade knives. 417 17th St. S.
Located: Hwy 45 Alt, $375.00/$375.00 with Call 662-327-8712.
same. tion date of this Notice approved application.
North of West Point,

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9x9 grid with several
numbers. The object 1 8 2 5 9 7 3 6 4
PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, BRASHIER, Co-Executor
12/27/2018, &
estimates. You find it, 1 BEDROOM Lots & Acreage 8600
given numbers.
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the numbers 4 1 5 2 8 3 6 7 9
we'll grind it! HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
1/3/2019 LINDA LEE ANDERSON, Columbus: 411 Main 2 BEDROOMS is
1 to place
to 9 in thethe numbers
empty spaces
662-361-8379
Co-Executor St. Office, Retail, Res- 3 BEDROOMS 2.28 +/- Acre Lot. 1sotothat
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IN THE CHANCERY
A&T Tree Service parking, 1200 ft. shop contains the same number
8 2 9 6 3 5 4 1 7
COURT OF LOWNDES
Bucket truck & stump DEPOSIT only once. The difficulty
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE CHANCERY removal. Free est. Apts For Rent: Northside 7010 AND
w/ living area, septic
tank & water meter. No only once. The difficulty 5 4 7 1 2 8 9 3 6
COURT OF LOWNDES level increases from
MICHAEL RAY MILLER,
Serving Columbus trailers. $45,000. Call level increases from 6 3 1 7 4 9 5 8 2
JR. and ALEXA D.
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI since 1987. Senior FOX RUN COMPANY LLC CREDIT CHECK 662-574-0345. Monday to Sunday.
Monday to Sunday.
citizen disc. Call Alvin @ 1 & 2 BR near hospital. Difficulty Level 1/02
MILLER IN THE MATTER OF THE 242-0324/241-4447 $595-645/mo. Military UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY!
PLAINTIFFS ESTATE OF ROBERTA "We'll go out on a limb discount offered, pet
for you!" area, pet friendly, and
662-329-2323 A Stable growth invest-
LOUISE IVY WINTERS, ment. FSBO: 72 Acres
VERSUS DECEASED furnished corporate in Webster Co., near
JAMES KEITH PERRIGIN CAUSE NO.: 2015- Special Notices 2400
apartments available. 2411 HWY 45 N Mantee. Mature pines
ON SITE SECURITY. (75yr), hardwoods
and KAYLA SHIRLEY 0031-DWC ON SITE MAINTENANCE. COLUMBUS, MS (50yr), 10ac hay field,
DEFENDANTS BECOME A LICENSED ON SITE MANAGEMENT.
AMATEUR RADIO OPER- 2ac pond, w/county
SUSAN PATRICIA WIN- 24-HOUR CAMERA road frontage/utilities,
CAUSE NO.: 2018- TERS COWGILL and ATOR. FCC Testing will SURVEILLANCE. Commercial Property For
0684-D be at West end of Main superb potential home
WILLIAM DOUGLAS WIN- Benji @ 662-386-4446 Rent 7100 site & recognized
TERS, CO-EXECUTORS St @ the 911 Center in Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- Starkville on Saturday, Sat/Sun by appt only. school. 45 minutes to
117 DR. Martin Luther MSU. 334-277-9744.
TION SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- December 29, 2018 at King Jr. Dr. West in
TION 9am. For more info call
Starkville. 4,000 sq. ft LOWNDES COUNTY 45
THE STATE OF MISSIS- 662-324-0745.
building. Call 662-323- acres on Sobley & Dav-
SIPPI THE STATE OF MISSIS- Apts For Rent: West 7050 5119. is Rd. Excellent hunting.
THE COUNTY OF

VIP
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LOWNDES
Small creek runs thru
TO: Ivy June Winters COMMERCIAL PROPER- property. $1375 per

Rentals
TO: JAMES KEITH PER- PART TIME OFFICE
Peterson ADMIN/SECRETARY TIES/Retail/Office acre. 205-799-9846 or
RIGIN, whose last 16780 Halsey Circle needed for Spaces starting @ 205-695-2248.
known address is 344
Downs Road, Colum-
Riverside, CA 92518 small church. Apartments $285/mo. Downtown &
East Columbus loca-
& Houses
bus, Mississippi, but John Everette Winters tions. 662-435-4188. WINTER SPECIAL
whose current where- Monday & Wednesday, 1.95 acre lots.
Post Office Box 331384 16 hours per week.
abouts after diligent
search and inquiry are
Murfreesboro, TN 1 Bedrooms Good/bad credit.
10% down, as low as
unknown. You have
37133 Tech and social media 2 Bedroooms OFFICE SPACE: 2,000
square feet. 294 $299/mo. Eaton Land.
skills required.
been made a Defend-
ant in the suit filed in
You have been made a 3 Bedrooms Chubby Dr. Flexible leas- 662-361-7711
defendant in the Peti- For more info, call ing terms. Available
this Court by Michael
Ray Miller, Jr. and Al-
tion for Order to Distrib-
ute Remaining Estate
662-574-1972 Furnished & now. 662-328-8254 Mobile Homes for Sale 8650
exa D. Miller, in a Peti- Assets, Discharge and CONTRACTOR SEEKING Unfurnished NEW 2017, 16x80 MH
tion for Custody. Other Relief filed by the experienced carpenter HISTORIC DOWNTOWN @ The Grove, Colum-
Co-Executors, Susan Pa- with lots of experience. 1, 2, & 3 Baths Columbus Office, Retail, bus. 3BR/2BA, never
You are summoned to
appear and defendant
tricia Winters Cowgill Please call: Lease, Deposit Restaurant Space avail-
able. Call 662-328-
lived in, can be moved.
New Hope Sch. Dist.
and William Douglas
against the complaint or Winters, on November 662-570-9464 for info.
& Credit Check 8655 or 662-574-7879. $29k. 662-769-2565.
petition filed against
you in this action at
21, 2018, seeking an viceinvestments.com
327-8555
9:30 A.M. on the 23rd
order to distribute re- MARATHON EQUIPMENT Houses For Rent: Northside Autos For Sale 9150
maining estate assets Hiring MAINTENANCE
day of January, 2019, in and discharge of the co- TECHNICIANS Immedi- 7110 '07 GRAY Chevy Tahoe.
the courtroom of the executors. Other than ately! Starting pay is Good cond. Leather
Lowndes County Court- you, the only other inter- $17.62/hour and you 2 AVAILABLE: 2BR/1BA interior. Has 197,878
house/Chancery Build- ested parties in this ac- can earn up to near CAFB. $450/mo + miles. Asking $7,500.
ing at Columbus, Mis- Apts For Rent: Caledonia 7060 $350 dep. 662-889-
tion are Susan Patricia $19.93/hour within a Call 662-251-6258.
sissippi, and in case of Winters Cowgill, William year! Full benefits avail- 1122.
you failure to appear 3BR/1BA Duplex. No
Douglas Winters, Linda able on your first day of Smoking. No Pets. 1 yr. Campers & RVs 9300
and defend a judge- Louise Winters Lav- employment.
ment will be entered lease. $550/month +
ender, Kristen Haley Apply online at: 2BR HOUSE. Stove, ref., TOMBIGBEE RV Park,
against you for the deposit. 662-356-4958
Winters Jones, Patricia https://www.dover or 662-574-0227. w/d hookup, window located on Wilkins Wise
money or other things Laine Winters Spark- esg.com/careers/ a/c, heat electric. Rd & Waverly Rd. Full
demanded in the com- man, Melissa Dane Win- High school diploma or $485/mo. Lease- Hookups available.
plaint or petition. ters Williston. GED required. EEO. dep.+credit check. Cole- $300/mo. 662-328-
Marathon Equipment Apts For Rent: Starkville 7070 man Realty. 329-2323. 8655 or 662-574-7879.
You are not required to You are summoned to Co Rd 9
file an answer or other appear and represent Vernon, AL 35592 SMALL APT, walking dis-
pleading, but you may tance to MSU. Partially Houses For Rent: South 7140 Trailers & Heavy Equipment
your interests against 9450
do so if you desire. said Petition before the furnished incl W/D w/
Medical / Dental 3300 ch/a. $500/mo + dep. 3BR/2BA, 2300 sqft,
Honorable Paula very nice w/ 2 car gar- 1999 MACK Dump
ISSUED UNDER MY Drungole-Ellis, Chancel- FULL TIME RN and PART Call 662-722-0020,
HAND AND THE SEAL leave msg or text. age, lg back yard. Pets Truck & 30,000lb Trail-
lor of the 14th Chan- TIME RECEPTIONIST/ need approval. 1612 boss Tag-A-Long Trailer,
OF SAID COURT¸ this cery District at 9:30
the 17th day of Decem- a.m. on the 30th day of SCHEDULER needed for 9th St. S. $1,050 per both good condition.
ber, 2018. busy medical office. Ap- mo + dep. 662-574- Can be seen at 5356
January 2019, at the plicants must have ex- Apts For Rent: Other 7080 7879 or 662-328-8655. Hwy 182 E, Columbus.
Lowndes County Court- cellent computer skills Call 662-328-6203 or
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, house, in Columbus,
Chancery Clerk Lowndes Mississippi, and in case and be able to work in a 1BR/1BA Apts for rent. Houses For Rent: Starkville 662-574-6202.
County, Mississippi fast paced environment. College Manor Apts, dir-
of your failure to ap- Applicants must also ectly across from MUW.
pear your interest in this available to work some Completely renovated,
7170 Five Questions:
BY: /s/ Tina Fisher matter will not be con-
D.C. late evenings. For seri- incl granite countertops, 2BR/1BA house w/ 2
sidered. ous inquiries, please SS appls & W/D. 12 mo acres in county. 3 miles
PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, You are not required to send resume to
Blind Box 660 c/o
lease, dep req, $650/
mo. 662-425-3817.
from Strk, 5 miles from
MSU South Entrance, 1Justin ACROSS
12/27/2018, & 1 Wild party
1/3/2019
file an answer or other
pleading, but you may
Commercial
PO Box 511
Dispatch W/D, carport. SMALL
dogs ok w/ deposit. Timberlake 6 Squander
do so if you desire. Columbus, MS 39703. Great for grad student
or professor. Non- 11 Battery part
IN THE CHANCERY
Issued under my hand
and the seal of said Bargain Column 4180
2BR/1BA located in
Historic Downtown
smoking. $700/mo.
Utilities not included. 2 Art 12 Cornhusker city
13 African scav-
Spiegelman
COURT OF LOWNDES Court, this the 17th day Columbus. 2,000 sqft. 662-617-5601.
COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI of December 2018. ELECTRIC STOVE. Hardwood floors enger
$100. Call 951-236- throughout. Open floor.
MICHAEL RAY MILLER, LISA YOUNGER NEESE, 7281. Very nice. Incl W&D.
Mobile Homes for Rent 7250 14 Deadly snake
3 The agony
JR. and ALEXA D. CHANCERY CLERK $1200/mo. Call 15 Drooped
MILLER LOWNDES COUNTY, 3BR/2BA Trailer, New
662-328-8655. Hope school dist. 17 Fall back
of defeat
PLAINTIFFS MISSISSIPPI OIL RADIATOR Space
Heater, new, $35. $500/mo & $500 dep.
VERSUS (2) Lighted Christmas Call between 10a-7p. 19 Long time
(SEAL)
BY:/s/ Tina Fisher, D.C. Yard Trees, $15. 662-386-4292. 20 Wander (about)
662-327-7221. NO TEXT MESSAGES.
4 Bastille Day 23 Wandering
JAMES KEITH PERRIGIN DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA,
and KAYLA SHIRLEY PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, CH&A, 1 story, W/D, 25 Golf cry
(July 14)
DEFENDANTS 12/27/2018, & historic district, 1 block
REFRIGERATOR $100. RENT A fully equipped
1/3/2019 Call 951-236-7281. from downtown, $625/ camper w/utilities &
26 Drops off
CAUSE NO.: 2018-
0684-D
mo. + $625 dep. NO cable from $145/wk - 28 Wields
Building & Remodeling 1120 PETS. 662-574-8789. $535/month. Colum-
5 Jennifer 29 Denies
Firewood / Fuel 4450 Peaceful & Quiet area.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICA- bus & County School
HOME REPAIRS & CON- locations. 662-242- 30 Signing need
Hudson
TION FIREWOOD FOR Sale.
STRUCTION WORK 7653 or 601-940-1397.
WANTED. Carpentry,
Various lengths. 31 Buddhism say 25 Jeans feature
THE STATE OF MISSIS- 662-295-2274
SIPPI small concrete jobs, branch 4 Writer Ferber 27 Beach footwear
electrical, plumbing, FIRST FULL MONTH
THE COUNTY OF
roof repairs, pressure General Merchandise 4600 RENT FREE! 1 & 2 Bed- 32 Diamond club 5 Chemical mixture 31 Citrus garnishes
LOWNDES
washing and mobile room Apts/Townhomes. 33 Book lover 6 Like some rugs 33 Take it easy
home roof coating and APPLE COMPUTERS Stove & refrigerator.
TO: KAYLA SHIRLEY,
underpinning. No job Two 2009 iMac com- $335-$600 Monthly. 35 Writer P.D. 7 In the thick of 34 Fix text
whose last known ad-
dress is 344 Downs too small. 549-7031. puters available. Good Credit check & deposit. 38 Sun-dried brick 8 Maple flow 35 Airport sight
working condition. Coleman Realty,
Road, Columbus, Mis- Would be good for ba- 662-329-2323. 41 Be real 9 Common article 36 Sack
sissippi, but whose cur- SUGGS CONSTRUCTION
rent whereabouts after Building, remodeling,
sic web browsing or 42 Compare 10 Corn unit 37 Dance recording
word processing. 2Ghz;
diligent search and in- metal roofing, painting 2 GB RAM; 250 GB HD. 43 Some messages 16 Set sail 39 Worker, e.g.
quiry are unknown. You & all home repairs.
have been made a De-
Computer and built-in 44 Spirited horse 17 Advantage 40 Complete
662-242-3471 monitor only; mouse 1, 2, 3 BEDROOM apart-
fendant in the suit filed
in this Court by Michael
and keyboard not in- ments & townhouses. 18 Stood up
Ray Miller, Jr. and Al- Tom Hatcher, LLC
cluded. $50 each. Call for more info. DOWN 20 Loses everything
Call 662-574-1561 662-328-8254.
exa D. Miller, in a Peti- Custom Construction, 1 Fan cry 21 Sports site
tion for Custody. Restoration, Remodel-
ing, Repair, Insurance Apts For Rent: Other 7080 2 One or more 22 Train stop
You are summoned to claims. 662-364-1769. 3 Starts recycling, 24 Dray puller
appear and defendant Licensed & Bonded
against the complaint or
petition filed against
you in this action at
General Services 1360
9:30 A.M. on the 23rd FREE TRAINING for
day of January, 2019, in JOB SEEKING WOMEN;

Call
the courtroom of the COMPUTER TRAINING,
Lowndes County Court- RESUME WRITING, & IN-
house/Chancery Build- TERVIEW SKILLS;
ing at Columbus, Mis- Tues & Thurs Evening
sissippi, and in case of classes start February
you failure to appear

328-2424
5th. Enroll now at Chris-
and defend a judge- tian Women's Job
ment will be entered Corps. Min H.S. Dip-
against you for the loma or Equivalent re-
money or other things quired. Call 662-722-
demanded in the com- 3016 or 662-597-1030
plaint or petition.
to place an ad in the
You are not required to RETAINER WALL, drive-
file an answer or other way, foundation, con-
pleading, but you may crete, masonry restora-
do so if you desire. tion, remodeling, base-
ment foundation, re-
ISSUED UNDER MY pairs, small dump truck
HAND AND THE SEAL hauling (5-6 yd) load &
OF SAID COURT¸ this demolition/lot cleaning.
the 17th day of Decem-
ber, 2018.
Burr Masonry
662-242-0259.
How else are you
LISA YOUNGER NEESE, going to sell that
Chancery Clerk Lowndes WORK WANTED:
County, Mississippi Licensed & Bonded-car-
pentry, painting, & de-
stuff in your
BY: /s/ Tina Fisher
D.C.
molition. Landscaping,
gutters cleaned, bush
garage?
hogging, clean-up work,
PUBLISH: 12/20/2018, pressure washing, mov- WHATZIT ANSWER
12/27/2018, & ing help & furniture
1/3/2019 repair. 662-242-3608 Log cabin